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Tuesday, October 09, 2001
http://www.utahstatesman.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=112253 Behind the bars Distance learning provides education for inmates By Kari Gray Utah Prison and Jail inmates are given the chance to rehabilitate themselves and better their education through Utah State University’s Extension and Continuing Education department. Vince Lafferty, director of Distance Education, first started a distance learning program for inmates in 1985 when the Utah prison and jail systems approached him with the idea. Now an estimated 150 full-time and part-time inmates are continuing their education every semester....
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