【Acollegeeducationisout.ofreachformoststateandfederalprisoners.California'aSanQuentinisoneofthefewprisonsinthecountrythatofferscollege-levelcourses.JodyLewenhasruntheprison'scollegeprogramforoveradecadeands】
Acollegeeducationisout.ofreachformoststateandfederalprisoners.California'aSanQuentinisoneofthefewprisonsinthecountrythatofferscollege-levelcourses.
JodyLewenhasruntheprison'scollegeprogramforoveradecadeandshe'sthereasonthatdiePrisonUniversityProjectexiststoday.WhenLewenjoinedSanQuentin'scollegeprogramin1999asavolunteerinstructor,itwasrunbyasmallvolunteerstaffwithnobudget.Atthattime,shewasagraduatestudent,withplanstoreturntoacademicresearch.Butayearlater,whenthepart-timedirectorsuddenlyquit,Lewenfoundherselfincharge.
UnderLewen'sleadership,thePrisonUniversityProjecthasexpanded,nowoffering20classesinEnglish,math,socialscienceandSpanish.Threehundredprisonersenroll(入学)everyyear,earningcollegecreditswhichcanleadtoanassociateofartsdegree.Sofar,100SanQuentinprisonershavegraduatedwithassociate'sdegreesandmanymorehavecontinuedtheircollegestudiesafterrelease.
"Thisexperiencereallyhaschangedmylife.It'sgivenmealotoftoolsonhowtoexpressmyself,"saysCharlesSpence,whoisservingalifesentenceinSanQuentin."Thisprogramisreallyrareintheprisonsetting,soI'mreallylucky."
Researchshowsthatthemoreeducationaprisonerhas,thelesslikelyheistoreturntoprison.Lewensaysthechanceforthosewithcollegedegreesbackintoprisonislessthan10percent.
ButthePrisonUniversityProjectreceivesnogovernmentfunding.Lewenwouldliketoseecollegeprogramsineveryprison,butwithoutgovernmentsupport,it'snotlikelytohappenanytimesoon.Inthemeantime,there'salongwaitinglistofSanQuentinprisonerswhowanttoenrollinthecollegeprogram.Someday,Lewenhopestoexpandherprogram,makingacollegeeducationavailableformostofprisonersatSanQuentin.
66.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthePrisonUniversityProject?___
A.JodyLewenfoundeditin1999.
B.Itwassupportedbythegovernment.
C.Jodytookchargeofitquiteaccidentally.
D.ItisperformedinmostprisonsintheU.S.
67.JodyLewenjoinedinSanQuentin'scollegeprogramto___
A.workasavolunteerteacher