PrintEd Provides Hope For Jailhouse Printers --Michelson

(In addition to programs at several secondary and post-secondary schools, there are a total of 10 PrintEd-accredited prison training programs in the nation, all of which are administered by the Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation or GAERF.)

“Regardless of the length of their sentences, these inmates can’t go on every day without a sense of hope and purpose,” Donohew notes. “If and when prisoners are released, their hope, and ours, is that they’re prepared to be productive citizens. They already have a couple of strikes against them by having a felony record, so we want to help them get the credentials they need to hit the ground running once they leave prison.” She adds that several former inmates have found industry jobs, largely due to the career training received while incarcerated.