Since the university’s founding in 1974, the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) has offered classes at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities. Over 600 students have graduated through the TDCJ program. The UHCL’s Texas Department of Criminal Justice Academics for Offenders Program has received the Regents’ Academic Excellence Award.
This award recognizes the University of Houston System institutions’ programs and initiatives that exemplify excellence in teaching, research and/or public service. Programs like these help decrease the likelihood of incarceration and increase the marketability for job searches post-incarceration for citizens.
References:
www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/TX.html
https://blog.uhcl.edu/news/offenders-program-receives-regents-academic-excellence-award