Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Wilkinson Prison Awarded CEA Accreditation

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Chaplain, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility
Copyright (c) 2019

Program Director Tracey J. Arbuthnot presents Education Supervisor Branton Lewis with a certificate of excellence from the Correctional Education Association (CEA). It was awarded to Wilkinson County Correctional Facility for achieving CEA accreditation. 

 Wilkinson Prison Awarded CEA Accreditation

WOODVILLE, Miss. -- The Correctional Education Association (CEA) recently awarded CEA accreditation to Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) for the period of Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2021. WCCF Programs Director Tracey J. Arbuthnot presented Education Supervisor Branton Lewis with a CEA certificate acknowledging the achievement, which was attained by the facility’s Education Department.

“Receiving the CEA accreditation brings great joy and appreciation for our Education Department and our facility,” said Lewis. “It reassures me that we are providing positive and productive education here at WCCF.” 

Founded in 1930, CEA is a professional 
association of educators and administrators that provides educational services to adults and juveniles in correctional settings. It is considered the largest affiliate of the American Correctional Association (ACA).

For CEA, compliance is important in meeting the educational needs of those incarcerated, according to Lewis. The association’s standards are high and rigorous, he noted. When a facility passes all of the standards of CEA, it receives an automatic pass for the education portion of the ACA audit.

WCCF is privately managed by MTC or Management & Training Corporation of Utah. The facility houses 950 male offenders.




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ROSCOE BARNES III, Ph.D., is a writer, chaplain, historian, and former newspaper reporter. He is the author of more than a dozen books and Gospel tracts. For more information about his work and history, see his Personal Profile here or visit his website: roscoebarnes.net. Connect with him on Twitter (@roscoebarnes3) or by email: roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com.

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