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By Dean DeChiaro and Phoebe Tollefson<\/p>\n

Ten years after bilingual education programs were discontinued in Illinois prisons, the Department of Corrections has initiated a new pilot aimed at meeting the needs of non-English speaking inmates.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, red tape has put classes at the state\u2019s only other bilingual prison education program on hold, worsening the daily challenges those inmates face.<\/p>\n

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Fifteen students are enrolled in Pontiac Correctional Center\u2019s new English as a second language pilot class, which offers two-hour classes five days a week. The curriculum follows the Department of Corrections adult basic education program, offering classes in math, English, science, social studies and life skills.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Language Partners<\/a>, the University of Illinois\u2019 program at Danville Correctional Center, operates outside of the prison\u2019s adult basic education program. Trained peer instructors — all Danville inmates and mostly bilingual — take on the primary teaching responsibilities with a flexible curriculum. A Danville inmate conceived the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a very special relationship between the [instructors and students],\u201d said LuAnn Sorenson, a Language Partners co-coordinator. \u201cThe hierarchy is really low, so I think our learners really feel very, very comfortable asking the peer teachers questions about language and culture. There\u2019s this constant ability to have more one-on-one help than you would ever find in a regular classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both programs aim to help an underserved, unmeasured demographic within the Illinois prison population. But they face unique challenges. For instance, the state hasn\u2019t decided how to evaluate students\u2019 progress separately from their English-speaking counterparts. Language Partners\u2019 classes, meanwhile, are temporarily halted while a new administrative hire navigates a difficult security clearance process, leaving students in the lurch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re discouraged; I think they\u2019re sad,\u201d said Rebecca Ginsburg, director of the Education Justice Project<\/a>, which oversees Language Partners. \u201cThis is a really important part of their lives. It\u2019s been tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Language Partners classes like this one are temporarily on hold, adding to the daily challenges non-English speaking inmates face. (The Education Justice Project\/Courtesy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pontiac program faces other challenges as well. For instance, the Department of Corrections does not track the number of non-English-speaking inmates in custody. And the English as a second language courses at Pontiac are taught entirely in English, without the mix of Spanish offered in Language Partners classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teachers use phonetic strategies and other techniques to help non-English speaking students comprehend the material and learn the language,\u201d said Nicole Wilson, a spokeswoman for the department.<\/p>\n

The department has submitted a curriculum proposal for a new English as a second language program to the Illinois Community College Board, Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Language barriers add another layer of difficulties for inmates, beyond the typical challenges of life behind bars. Those not fluent in English \u2013 primarily Spanish-speakers \u2013 must rely heavily on bilingual cellmates to communicate with staff and other inmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if it\u2019s something simple, like ordering from the commissary, they need help understanding what they can get,\u201d Sorenson said. \u201cTo work through all the paperwork to get someone on the visitors list, they need help with that. They\u2019re definitely dependent on somebody to translate for them if they meet with a doctor because that vocabulary is so specialized. And they lose privacy if they have to rely on somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ginsburg said a non-English speaking inmate\u2019s inability to communicate with prison staff can lead to confusion, aggression and, in some instances, altercations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a lot of anecdotes, from horrifying anecdotes to funny anecdotes, about all the problems that can arise when you can\u2019t tell what a correctional officer is saying when he\u2019s yelling at you,\u201d Ginsburg said.<\/p>\n

Language Partners students and teachers have used what they learned in the class to find jobs after prison, Sorenson said, including some who are now teaching English in Chicago. Likewise, the mainly Mexican alumni who have been deported upon their release have found jobs teaching English or working in Mexico\u2019s tourism industry, where language skills come at a premium.<\/p>\n

Ginsburg said she is expecting Language Partners classes to resume in May, once a new hire, who will serve as a liaison between Danville\u2019s administration and the university-led program, receives state security clearance. Department officials said they did not have immediate plans to expand or make permanent the Pontiac pilot.<\/p>\n

Bilingual education classes were offered at nine Illinois prisons until 2005, when the Department of Corrections split its school district into adult and juvenile divisions.<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Students and their peer instructors in a recent Language Partners class at Danville Correctional Center. (The Education Justice Project\/Courtesy)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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