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§ 3305. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals
(a) Program authorized
(b) Uses of funds
The funds described in subsection (a) shall be used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, including academic programs for—
(1) adult education and literacy activities;
(2) special education, as determined by the eligible agency;
(3) secondary school credit;
(4) integrated education and training;
(5) career pathways;
(6) concurrent enrollment;
(7) peer tutoring; and
(8) transition to re-entry initiatives and other postrelease services with the goal of reducing recidivism.
(c) Priority
(d) Report
(e) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Correctional institution
The term “correctional institution” means any—
(A) prison;
(B) jail;
(C) reformatory;
(D) work farm;
(E) detention center; or
(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
(2) Criminal offender
(Pub. L. 113–128, title II, § 225, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1617.)