Operation Education
Creates new career pathways and removes barriers to education for currently and formerly incarcerated women through four programs: Women FIRST Clinic, College-in-Prison, Lab Assistant Program, and STEM Program.
Women FIRST Clinic
A reentry education program to prepare formerly incarcerated women to obtain their high school equivalency and other educational goals. The clinic also provides transportation, childcare and snacks.
College-in-Prison
The only in-person, secular, higher education opportunity available to women who are incarcerated in the state of Louisiana. The program is conducted at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) in partnership with the School of Professional Advancement at Tulane University.
Lab Assistant Program
A training program that prepares women to work in laboratory healthcare setting and obtain immediate employment upon release, in partnership with Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW), Delgado Community College and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The Lab Assistant is led by Pearl Thompson (CLP.G00976-GEN) and Syrita Steib (CLP.204053-GEN).
STEM Program
A research project with support from the National Science Foundation to identify solutions to barriers faced by incarcerated people to participate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and careers.
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