EMPHASIS IS FIRST UPON DEVELOPING GOOD COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THEY ARE THEN ENCOURAGED TO RELATE THEIR NEW UNDERSTANDING OF RACIAL COMMUNICATIONS BARRIERS TO THE PRISON SETTING. THE WORKSHOP METHODS RELY HEAVILY UPON THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE WORKSHOP ATTENDEES. WHILE NO DATA HAS YET BEEN ANALYZED IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THIS WORKSHOP PROGRAM, SUCH A PROJECT IS SAID TO BE UNDERWAY. IT IS SAID THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE WRITING OF THIS REPORT, OVER ONE HALF OF FLORIDA'S CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WILL HAVE ATTENDED THE WORKSHOPS.