Not Ordinary Class at Gumbo Center Teaches Inmates
Layne Ray profiles a unique class at the Adair Correction Center known as Gumbo where Sister Bernice Moellering from St. Mary’s College teaches literature and film to 11 inmates. Ages span late teens to mid-fifties, all awaiting trial or disposition on charges including larceny, car theft, narcotics possession, assault, rape and child abuse.
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Stariers
Bernice Moellering
St. Mary's College
O'Fallon
St. Louis County Adair Correction Center
Tris
Community schedules clash at Gumbo facility
A fragmented listing shows multiple group meetings and events at Gumbo, plus a feature on inmates and volunteer educators Sister Bernice and Sister Mary Clarence conducting basic government classes for five inmates. Superintendent Joseph Heitzler notes funding and scheduling limits, highlighting the high cost of keeping inmates in education versus jail. Continued on rate.
Teaching Time Instructors Visit Inmates For Education
Sister Bernice Moellesing of St Marys College in O Fallon and Sister Mary Clarence of St Louis College trek weekly to St Louis County Adult Correctional Institution in Chesterfield to teach literature and film appreciation and science to prisoners. They lead discussions on Running Away From Time and donate time and educational materials to help inmates use their stay productively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Moellesing
St. Mary's College
O'Fallon
St. Louis County Adult Correctional Institution
Chesterfield
Mary Clarence
Inmate college program at Gumbo facility tied to donations
Sister Mary Clarence of May's College in Ofallor describes a political science class for inmates at Louis County Adult Correctional Institution nicknamed Gumbo. Inmate students may earn college credit but none have applied, likely due to finances. Sister Bernice Moellering teaches literature and notes the volunteer program needs donations for educational materials.
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Mary Clarence
May
Ofallor
Louis County Adult Correctional Institution
Bernice Moellering
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