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44 Mitchell Hamline L. J. Pub. Pol'y & Prac. 1 (2023)

handle is hein.journals/hplp44 and id is 1 raw text is: EDUCATION BEHIND BARS: A HISTORY OF PRISONER EDUCATION WITHIN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE Peter Felix Armstrong* I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 2 II. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PRISONER'S RIGHTS ........................ 5 III. HISTORY OF PRISONER EDUCATION IN FLORIDA................... 8 IV. CURRENT STATE OF PRISONER EDUCATION IN FLORIDA .... 13 V. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF PRISONER EDUCATION 29 A. SUGGESTION ONE: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE JPAY T ABLETS .................................................................. 29 B. SUGGESTION TWO: EXPAND AND PERFECT HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ............................................. 30 C. SUGGESTION THREE: PARTNER WITH LAW SCHOOLS AND/OR THE FLORIDA BAR TO OFFER ACCREDITED LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO INSTITUTIONAL LAW C LERK S.................................................................... 37 V I. C ONCLUSION .................................................................... 38 * Peter Felix Armstrong, J.D. candidate May 2023. The author is a former prison law clerk, third-year law student, and experienced paralegal in the field of criminal appeals and postconviction relief. He wishes to thank the JPPP editors for their kind assistance throughout the writing process. This article is dedicated to the men and women still behind the fence and the educators who labor there. 1