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Alternative Sentencing: The Role of Education-Based Incarceration. Changing the Way We Incarcerate


Education-Based Incarceration (EBI) ... focuses on reducing and mitigating crime by investing in its offenders through education and rehabilitation. To accomplish its mission, EBI uses a comprehensive educational curriculum, consisting of both traditional and nontraditional educational opportunities, designed to reduce recidivism by increasing the educational, civic, social, economic, and life skills and engagement of its participants.

EBI is funded wholly through Inmate Welfare Funds, which are managed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Welfare Commission (IWC)...



EBI: Information and Recidivism Resources

1. (2 min. youtube presentation) includes:

* 6 Principles to Change the Way We Incarcerate

* The High Price of Public Safety. Incarceration in the Los Angeles County Jails:

Average Length of Stay: 54 days

Male inmates: $81.34+ per day = $29,689.00+ per year

Female inmates: $99.85+ per day = $36,445.00+ per year

These figures exclude acute or chronic medical care or psychiatric care)

http://www.youtube.com/LACountySheriff#p/a/u/2/AIQDEmLpp_E



2. Education-Based Incarceration website

http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/about.html



3. EBI: A Comprehensive Guide to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Educational and Vocational Programs” 86-page booklet with over 100 programs and community based partners

http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_145553.pdf



4. PowerPoint presentation on Education Based Discipline

http://www.youtube.com/LACountySheriff#p/a/u/2/AIQDEmLpp_E



5. “Education is a Way of Life” booklet - Career Resources and Job Opportunities

http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/assets/career-resources-job-opportunities.pdf



6. How to Get a Job - Career Resource Guide

http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/assets/how-to-get-a-job.pdf



7. Education-Based Incarceration: Changing the way we Incarcerate

http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/assets/nsa-ebi-presentation.pdf



8. Re-Entry L.A.: A Self-Help Resource Guide for people Returning to Los Angeles County from Prison or Jail

http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/assets/re-entry-guide.pdf



9. Inmates with Medical or Mental Illness

http://www.lasdhq.org/lasd_services/correctional/mental_illness.html



10. Inmate and Jail Information - Los Angeles County jails

(213) 473-6080

http://app4.lasd.org/iic/ajis_search.cfm



Education-Based Incarceration Unit
Offender Services Bureau
Correctional Services Division
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Twin Towers Correctional Facility
(213) 893-5878
[email protected] Primary contact with the EBD should be done via the e-mail address
http://www.lasdhq.org/divisions/correctional/ebi/about.html



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