29 U.S.C. § 3305: Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals

From funds made available under section 3302(a)(1) of this title for a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals. adult education and literacy activities; special education, as determined by the eligible agency; secondary school credit; integrated education and training; career pathways; concurrent enrollment; peer tutoring; and transition to re-entry initiatives and other postrelease services with the goal of reducing recidivism. Each eligible agency that is using assistance provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution shall give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within 5 years of participation in the program. In addition to any report required under section 3141 of this title , each eligible agency that receives assistance provided under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the progress, as described in section 3141 of this title , of the eligible agency with respect to the programs and activities carried out under this section, including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal offenders served. prison; jail; reformatory; work farm; detention center; or halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders. The term “criminal offender” means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.