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Episode 3 - The audit of the Missouri Vocational Enterprises Program and the case of the missing performance measurements
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Episode 3 covers the audit of the Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE) Program. Released in September of 2023, the report raises questions about the efficacy of the program that was created to prepare offenders for success in the workplace upon release. The audit of MVE, which is operated by the Missouri Department of Corrections, reveals a troubling picture of a program that is lacking in oversight and failing to prioritize job training for offenders who will return to the workforce the soonest.
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1. Episode 3 - The audit of the Missouri Vocational Enterprises Program and the case of the missing performance measurements (00:00:00)
2. Cold open (00:00:30)
3. Introduction and the importance of evaluating state programs (00:02:40)
4. Overview of the MVE Program (00:05:44)
5. Is the program preparing offenders for life outside prison? (00:12:53)
6. Lack of planning for the location of MVE facilities (00:16:53)
7. Lack of research and planning for job skills provided (00:20:47)
8. What does the data show about item pricing? (00:27:42)
9. A program lacking in performance measurement (00:31:35)
10. The program disagrees with many of the report's recommendations (00:34:21)
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