The Utah State Correctional Facility and Davis Technical College have partnered to bring three new certification programs to female prisoners through expanded equal opportunity education legislation.
SALT LAKE CITY — For six hours a day, five days a week, Cesia Ortiz doesn't feel like a prisoner anymore.
On Friday, the correctional facility and DavisTech celebrated the addition of three new certification programs available to female prisoners, bringing it to a total of five. Along with culinary arts and business administration, which have been offered at the prison for 14 years, female inmates can now take courses on automation and robotics, web and graphic design, and information technology.
DavisTech chose these programs based on their high job placement and their integral role in the Utah labor market, in the hopes that inmates who take these certification courses will have a high chance of successfully transitioning back into the community and the workforce post-release. Jessica Luna, left, and Miranda Jones speak with Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard, R-North Salt Lake, in the automation and robotics class at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on Friday. Parrish said a major factor in securing more educational opportunities at the prison comes from the work of Rep. Melissa Ballard, R-North Salt Lake.
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