Inmates interested in their education have the motivation to make a positive and productive change. Most prisons provide General Educational Development (GED) a four-year program that covers basic requirements of subject material such as English, Math, etc. Unfortunately, GED Program enrolls a small percentage of inmates from the total population. Berridge and Goebel (2013) inform, “With an average population of 1,100 male inmates and 200 female inmates…the percentage of inmates attending the GED® program is barely 2%” (p. 76). A major challenge for the GED Program is overcoming prison culture and inmates’ self-ego that view education unnecessary. In reality, inmates most likely view themselves failing the GED Program. In most cases, uninterested
