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Podcast #1
Diana Bailey, from the Maryland State Department of Education (MDSE), talks about the MDSE Re-entry Mobile Unit with John Rakis.
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Podcast #2
Felix Mata, Program Administrator for US Probation, talks about his past working experience in Maryland and current focus on workforce development and reentry.
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Podcast #3
John Rakis speaks with Donald Guillory (President of the National Corectional Industries Association (NCIA)), Gina Honeycutt (Executive Director of NCIA), and Patricia Weiland (Cheif Executive Officer of the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR). Topics discussed include NCIA's activities and newsletter, the goal of correctional industries, the importance of replicating real-world work standards in corrections facilities, and other industries related topics. Recorded on February 5, 2008.
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Podcast #4
John Rakis speaks with the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Program Manager for Kansas, Jim Chastain, and Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz. Recorded on April 17, 2008.
In Part I of the podcast, Jim Chastain, and Secretary Werholtz discuss the role of OWDS training in Kansas.
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Kansas Podcast Part I
Part II of the podcast features Secretary Werholtz discussing the impact of Offender Workforce Development Specialist training and other programs on the recidivism rate, revocation rate, prison population, and prison construction.
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Kansas Podcast Part II
In Part III of the podcast, Jim Chastain and Secretary Werholtz discuss the plans for OWDS going forward including the availability of college credit for participants, program evaluation efforts, a planned partnership with Missouri, and a unique partnership with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
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Kansas Podcast Part III
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