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Show the Daily Utah Ouwride, Thursday, December Page Two a, 1 Conviidts gett education fes, while parotess pay Although the state funds both high school and college level programs in the prison, Chris Mitchell, a researcher for the Corrections Division, said inmates have to pay a small fee for their college education. . The costs to the inmate is low enough that they can pay for school by doing small jobs in prison, she said. Some inmates work on farms, others make license plates or furniture in the prison industries. Even without government funding, many community center inmates and criminals on parole are attending the U. this quarter. The Corrections Division doesn't keep track of the exact number of convicts on campus, but Wahl said the court often orders convicts to attend school Also, many people in halfway houses who must choose between education and a job opt to come to the U. Others go to training schools or to technical colleges. Wahl said these people are sent to school to help fill their needs for education. "The philosophy behind it is that if someone has needs that aren't being met, it increases their chances of getting into trouble," he said. "Our job is to identify those needs and then provide the opportunity for people to make changes." Sometimes when people feel more fulfilled through education, they lose the need to commit crime, Wahl said, Although Chief Wayne Shepherd of the U. police said by Shauna Bona Chronicle staff Although the state provides college educations for convicts in prison, criminals who aren't incarcerated have to pay for it themselves. Ray Wahl, a director at the Corrections Division, said the state often orders criminals on probation or parole to get an education without providing the funds. Wahl said his department encourages people in community correction centers to go to school even when they aren't legally required to do so. However, these people must also compete with other students for scholarships, loans and grants. "The theory is that taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for someone to go to the U. just because they broke the law," Wahl said. What many people find ironic is that minor offenders and prisoners who have made parole must pay for school, education. while prison inmates get a Thom Kearin, director of academic programs at the Division of Continuing Education (DCE), said the state has been providing college education to prison inmates for about 11 years. Each quarter DCE sends instructors to the prison to teach between five and six college courses. In 1 1 years, 400 inmates have gone through the program, and 25 have graduated from college. state-fund- ed educating .convicts is important, he thinks there is a ' potential risk involved. "If we can salvage a human being we need to do as much as we can to do that. No one on earth is perfect, and everyone deserves the chance to redirect their life," he said. "However, as a department, we have to be aware of these people to provide protection." Shepherd said be has seen where the program has been very successful, but he has also had to arrest some of the people here on parole. Those who were arrested were sent back to prison, he said. Wahl said there is no need for U. students to worry about having convicts on campus because those who are on parole have been carefully screened. "We don't let everyone go to school,' he said. "We check up on them a lot, and I really think that if we didn't send anyone to the U. the crime rate would be about the same." Wahl said the people in community centers and halfway houses aren't different from anyone else, they just commited a crime. He added that a lot of people commit crimes and never get caught. Although the U. doesn't directly provide programs to educate convicts on campus, Wahl said they could help more of the state education programs be successful by providing support groups and special tutors. Reagan presents plan for $34 billion spending cut WASHINGTON (UPI) President Reagan met with his Cabinet Wednesday to present his plan to slash about a trip to Europe. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said he would not quarrel with reports Reagan would try to dissuade Cabinet members from appealing budget cuts in their departments. Since the president spent more time than usual in dictating the reductions before formally telling Cabinet officers how much they can request, it is doubtful appeals would be considered. In an Oval Office meeting with 33 newly elected House Republicans, budget director David Stockman stressed the, need to keep the fiscal 1986 budget under $1 trillion, said John Grotsberg, a new Illinois representative. Officials have already said Reagan is trying to keep next year's overall spending at this year's $968 billion level. $34 billion from domestic spending in his new budget after telling new House Republicans to "take the lead and take the heat" for the cuts. Reagan's plan for big budget cuts, which is expected to include several popular programs, is part of a bid to keep the national debt from hitting $2 trillion in 1986. An administration official indicated that Reagan, searching for a $42 billion reduction in spending, had settled on a $34 billion cut in budgets, leaving $8 billion to cut from the Pentagon budget request. Military spending will be considered next week after Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger returns from non-milita- ry United Concerts Presents University of Utah Travel Study Program in Russia USSR TODAY: CULTURE Ct 'There are two magic wordsa trillion and 2 trillion," Grotberg told reporters after a jellybeans and coffee welcome at the White House. He said Stockman, who did most of the talking, told them in order to keep the national debt under $2 trillion by the end of next year, the budget would have to be kept under $1 trillion. Asked if Reagan impressed upon them how difficult it would be to fight the annual budget battle on Capitol Hill, Grotberg said his response was "only that it's going to be tough." Tom Delay, a newly elected Texan, said Reagan told He also expressed that it's going them, "Hang in there to be tough on us and we're going to have to take the lead and take the heat" in passing the budget cuts. FRANK ZAPPA POLITICS il o March 25, 1985 o Total program cost: at The Salt Palace 13-Mar- ch Saturday December 15 H525 o Students must arrange round-tri- p Salt Lake City to New York 8:00 p.m. transportation. For Further Information Study Abroad Office 159 Union 581-584- t D D D 9 Dr. Dan B. 581-756- Contact: Chopyk OSH 152 E INCLUDING 2 Dr. D.K. 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