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I think it's prison to prison.

I think a program like this would have to work to build relationships with organizations, and it would be an uphill battle.

Perhaps focusing on very specific skills, like test coverage and documentation would be more amenable to an organization than DB Admin.

yeah, I'm hoping for some recommendations, maybe should have indicated that.

could you send me your contact info, or more about this program? I'd like to learn more.

yeah, almost no internet access other than a very constrained mail client (think aol instant messenger but with captcha and 4 hour delays) that can be accessed in the library on a single computer. Also, this doesn't allow access to the START button or anything like that. I'm guessing it's an old windows desktop that they've setup so it can only access this one website. I'm sure a clever engineer could get around this but like, is that really what they're afraid of?? It's not like the inmates don't have visits and phone calls, in addition to the actual email client, to send their "Coded Messages" or whatever, so it's overly cautious IMHO.

but I digress... There's no capability for this currently but I think an education program could be instituted where they are given unix computers with no internet access and can learn basic command line, or perhaps ubuntu with a browser and no wifi card so they can learn to locally develop websites.

That was actually kind of my thinking. There's a huge demand for these technologies at lower salaries than your tech hot spots, so most younger talent won't be interested in learning. Yet a 60K a year job would be AMAZING to the average felon.

It was sent direct from amazon, so that isn't the issue.