THE STUDY WAS LIMITED TO RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE PRISON OF SOUTH MICHIGAN AT JACKSON. TWENTY-FIVE ATTENDED JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION, WHILE ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE PARTICIPATED IN THE WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM. THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES (APPENDED) ASKED THE RESPONDENTS TO COMMENT ON THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THE DATA WERE ANALYZED BY SIMPLE FREQUENCY COUNT AND CONTENT ANALYSIS BY GROUP. INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH THE JACKSON AND WAYNE STATE PROGRAMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE STAFFS OF BOTH PROGRAMS SEEM TO BE DEDICATED, CREATIVE, AND DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH THEIR WORK. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE DATA THAT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF SUCH PROGRAMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CORRECTIONAL GOALS. A REVIEW OF COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS FOR INMATES OF MICHIGAN PRISONS IS PROVIDED, ALONG WITH A SURVEY OF LITERATURE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY, NECESSITY, OBJECTIVES, AND REACTIONS TO CORRECTIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. TABULAR DATA AND REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (KBL)