Education

Basic academic skills instruction and preparation for GED testing including career/technical, college readiness, Special Education, and adult literacy is available at all state correctional facilities.

Instructional delivery methods are as follows:

• Classroom
• One-to-one
• Small group
• Community volunteer tutoring
• Peer tutoring
• Computer-aided instruction
• Cell-to-cell instruction and
• E-TV (educational television)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Programs and courses assisting offenders in recognizing destructive behavior patterns and developing positive, pro-social thinking habits in all areas of their lives are available at varying state correctional facilities.

Courses are as follows:

• Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)®
• Moral Reconation Therapy Domestic Violence (MRT-DV)®
• Charting A New Course, and
• Breaking Barriers

Courses are offered through accredited colleges leading to Associate Degrees and Vocational Certificates. College courses vary by facility and are provided in partnership with Eastern New Mexico University Roswell (ENMU-R), Luna Community College (LCC) and Mesalands Community College (MCC) available at varying state correctional facilities. Students may also pursue college education under their own funding through an accredited post-secondary institution.

Students complete courses through the following processes:

• Mailed correspondence
• Classroom Instruction
• Closed-server, and
• Distance learning

Programs and courses that focus on family reunification including family literacy and skills. Residents learn parenting skills by reading to their children on audio or video tape, and meet family obligations during incarceration are available at varying state correctional facilities.

Courses offered include the following:

• Inside Out Dad
• Fathers As Readers, and
• P.S. I Love You

The Making the Right Turn to Reentry, pre-release guide is provided to prepare inmates, who are within six (6) months of release, with processes to assist their reintegration back to their communities.

This 14-20 hour instructor-led program provides an overview of the following topics

• Identification
• Life Skills
• Housing
• Education
• Transportation
• Living Under Supervision
• Family
• Health
• Money Management, and
• Employment

The Education Bureau offers a variety of programs designed to increase student’s ability upon release to find a viable career that offers a living wage with programs and courses varying by facility.

Courses offered include as follows:

• Advanced Computer Technologies
• Automotive
• Barbering
• Braille
• Building Trades-Cabinetry
• Carpentry
• C-tech(Network Cabling
• NCCER CORE
• NCCER CORE Safety
• Electrical (Residential Electrical Wiring)
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning)
• Introduction to Computers
• Microsoft Office Proficiency (MOS)
• PC Maintenance
• PC Specialist
• Weaving
• Welding, and
• WET (Wind Energy Technology).