Corrections & Reentry

Secure Learning and Reentry Support — Where It Matters Most.

• Deliver education, workforce readiness, and reentry resources to individuals in correctional facilities — without relying on the internet.
• According to a RAND analysis, incarcerated people who participate in education programs are 43% less likely to be reincarcerated.

The Challenge

Incarcerated and justice-involved individuals face some of the most severe information barriers in the country. Print resources inside facilities are often dated, damaged, and scarce. For security reasons, open internet access is virtually nonexistent — cutting people off from digital learning, vocational training, health information, and the reentry resources they need to successfully rejoin their communities. At the same time, correctional educators and administrators want to offer more — but are constrained by limited infrastructure, tight budgets, and legitimate security concerns. The result is a gap between the intent to educate and the ability to deliver. This gap has consequences. Without access to structured education and reentry planning, recidivism rates remain stubbornly high. IEI exists to close that gap.

IEI's Solution

IEI's offline-first model was built for environments exactly like correctional facilities — secure, disconnected, and underserved.

Here's how it works:

1. Curate with Equalizr™ — Educators and facility administrators use IEI's cloud-based platform to select, organize, and manage approved educational content — from GED prep and vocational courses to reentry planning materials and digital literacy tools. Content can be targeted to individuals, used in facilitated classrooms, or made broadly available across the facility.
2. Deliver securely — Content is packaged and transmitted via datacasting (broadcast spectrum), satellite, or hybrid delivery 
3. Access through the Edge Portal — Learners connect to the receiver via Wi-Fi-enabled devices (laptops, tablets) and experience a dynamic, personalized, online-like interface — completely offline. The Edge Portal supports hundreds or thousands of concurrent users from a single receiver.

The result: A solution that is affordable, scalable, secure, and can be implemented within months — not years.

Ways Our Partners are Using Equalizr

• 📘 Continuing Education — Structured coursework aligned with college curricula, including GED prep, high school completion, and college-level classes
• 🛠️ Workforce Readiness — Resume writing, vocational training, career exploration, and digital upskilling to prepare individuals for technology-driven workplaces post-release
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Reentry Support — Transitional housing resources, mentorship connections, recovery support information, and community reintegration planning
• 🎓 Digital Literacy — Building foundational technology skills so returning citizens aren't left behind in an increasingly digital world
• 🎬 Enrichment & Wellbeing — Curated edutainment and mental health resources to support stress reduction, personal growth, and positive behavioral engagement during incarceration

Where We're Already Making an Impact

Lunenburg Correctional Facility — Virginia

Partner: Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) "Campus Within Walls" program | Delivery: VPM (ATSC 3.0 datacasting)

SVCC uses IEI's Equalizr™ platform to deliver structured college-aligned coursework to incarcerated learners. The facility hosts approximately 60 students per term across 26 unique courses. To date, 358 students have participated in the program — gaining essential skills for reintegration and workforce readiness.

York County Prison — Pennsylvania

Partner: PA PBS / WITF / PAIU | Delivery: WITF (ATSC 1.0 datacasting)

York County Prison utilizes IEI's datacasting infrastructure to support education for 35 high school students per term, providing structured learning pathways in a secure, offline environment. The program operates alongside IEI's broader public health kiosk initiative with the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers.

Monroe County Correctional Facility — Pennsylvania (In Development)

Partner: Northampton County Community College / WVIA | Delivery: WVIA (ATSC 1.0 datacasting)

IEI is partnering with Monroe County to develop a comprehensive reentry program designed to reduce the facility's 63% recidivism rate. The model integrates education, mentorship, recovery support, and transitional housing — with an initial pilot serving 10–15 students. The goal: a replicable model that can scale to other counties across Pennsylvania.