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\nCOLLEGE-IN-PRISON PROGRAMS  \n© 2021 THE JOHN JAY COLLEGE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, 524 WEST 59TH STREET, BMW SUITE 603 BMW, NEW YORK, NY 10019  \nThe John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity (the Institute), formerly known as the Prisoner Reentry Institute, is a center of research and action at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY. The Institute is committed to providing opportunities for people to live successfully in the community after involvement with the criminal legal system. Capitalizing on our position within a large public university and recognizing the transformational power of education, the Institute focuses much ofour work on increasing access to higher education and career pathways for people with conviction histories. The Institute’s comprehensive and strategic approach includes direct service, research, technical assistance, and policy advocacy.  \nTable of Contents  \n4  \n5  \nAcknowledgments  \n6  \nIntroduction 9  \n14  \n18  \nSECTION 1  \nKnow Your Partner: DOCCS Facility Staff  \nSECTION 2  \nEstablishing And Maintaining A Strong Partnership With DOCCS  \nSECTION 3  \nImportant Operational Details For A Successful College-in-Prison Program  \nSECTION 4  \nBuilding A Student-Centered College-in-Prison Program  \n10  \n10  \n11  \n12  \n13  \nDevelop Shared Goals  \nEstablish a communication structure  \nClearly Define Roles and Responsibilities: Creating a Strong, Collaborative Program Proposal  \nDevelop shared knowledge of partner institutions’ policies and protocols  \nDevelop stakeholder commitment  \n15  \n15  \n15  \n16  \n17  \nCreate an MOU between the college provider and facility  \nDevelop protocols and procedures specific to educational holds  \nConsider program modules in the design of your college program  \nPlanning for scheduling and movement protocols  \nFacility discipline and impact on student participation  \n21  \n23  \n25  \nAppendix A  \nRelevant DOCCS Directives for Further Learning  \nAppendix B  \nSample Event Request Form  \nAppendix C  \nNYS DOCCS Central Office Organizational Chart  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThis publication was funded by the New York County District Attorney’s Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII). For more information on CJII [please visit: ](please visit: www.cjii.org)[www.cjii.org](please visit: www.cjii.org).  \nThe John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity would like to express our sincere appreciation to the District Attorney’s Office for supporting this work as part of their commitment to expanding access to higher education in and after prison.  \nWe would also like to thank the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance (ISLG), particularly Evan Goldstein and Siobhán Carney, for their thoughtful administration of the CJII on behalf of the District Attorney, and for their partnership in every aspect of our work together on the College-in-Prison Initiative.  \nIn producing this resource guide, we invited collaboration from a variety of experts in the field of college-in-prison. We are especially grateful to Kathleen Gerbing, whose career with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) spanned nearly 50 years. In her last position, she was the Superintendent of Otisville Correctional Facility, where the Institute’s Prison-to-College Pipeline (P2CP) program operates. Ms. Gerbing received the North American Association Warden of the Year award in 2018 and is an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  \nWe are additionally grateful to Queensboro Correctional Facility Superintendent Dennis Breslin for his review and contribution to this publication.  \nWe are deeply grateful to our colleagues from other agencies whose work focuses on increasing the quality of, and access to, college-in-prison and academic reentry supports for students returning to the community. 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