Televerde Foundation has partnered with the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University to advance its PATHS program even further. Women at Perryville Prison now have a chance to earn college course credits for the business classes they take while incarcerated, giving them hope for a better future after their time in prison.
As of fall 2023, women who complete the Career PATHS coursework earning a C-grade or better have the opportunity to turn their completed work into college credit through ASU's Universal Learner program. The associated fees are currently covered by Televerde Foundation, with future iterations also being funded by the donors through the ASU Foundation.
"What led me to be here was a very unfortunate series of poor decisions," Hall said."Some were small, some were big. I do have a history of substance abuse. I got sober, I'm going on three years now." Not to mention, Hall said, the programs that were offered through DOC, while helpful to correct problems from the past, like addiction and mental health, didn't address the future and what comes on the other side of prison time.Students have presentations, papers, homework, reading, and exams, just like traditional college classes. The classes are taught by an ASU professor in person at the prison.
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