Correctional Programs, LLC

01/08/2026

This is a first for me after working in prisons for 25 years and now selling books to prisons for the past 20 years, I have never witnessed this event. Finally something comes as positive news

Kerwin Pittman learned that the money he spent to buy a prison in Goldsboro will be put back into other prison facilities.

01/06/2026

This is a prime example of inmates helping inmates in doing time in prisons on the positive side of corrections. Yes, I said positive side of corrections. During my career at F.C.I. El Reno, I was the sponsor of several inmate organizations, The Black Culture Awareness Group (BCAG), The Association of Latin & Mexican America (ALMA), Native American Culture Group (NACG) and the Vietnam Era Veterans Association (VEVA). They all had controlled money making events and together they assisted in the funding of the Recreation Department outside of the box programs. Items like sponsoring three orphans in high school who went on to get their Associates' degree from the local Junior College in El Reno to sponsoring the town's little league when they lost city funding. Together we also organized two Harley Davison Owners Group bike shows inside the prison. Up to my time with the Bureau of Prisons, I strongly believed, federal prisons should give back to the city that houses the facility.

A group of us produced a booklet to help lifers get ready for their chance at freedom.

01/02/2026

I realize that people living outside of the prison system hears the negative more than the positive. Believe it or not prison systems, administrations, and staff don't want inmates to return once released. We have a waiting list to get in. Most media companies print what they think you want to believe. Here's a feel good story that truly represents what we want to see happen all around our country:

Around 50 incarcerated women have earned degrees from Marian University since 2019.

12/31/2025

Reasons to Buy Our Books

Number 1: Our books will never contain contraband. Every week I read articles from around the nation, about prisons finding liquefied drugs being absorbed in the pages of books, that will later be eaten or smoked by inmates. If your prison allows inmate families or public libraries to donate books, the possibility for the introduction of contraband could be a reality. We don't sell by titles. After working 25 years in prisons, I know what's allowed. I select titles and all the Spanish paperbacks are in my warehouse. Once packed, sealed and secured, then I print the labels as to where the books are going. Our English paperback warehouse works in the same manner.

Number 2: Price is important, with each title I cross reference the ISB number with the book company, "Amazon". Our prices are 1/3 to 2/3 cheaper than the Amazon listed price. This year of 2026, we had to go up in price by .50 per books to off set the increase in shipping and the inflation rate. This is our first price increase in almost 5 years. I have all intentions in maintaining that price for the next 5 years.

Here's to a wonderful 2026, may your health be great and your safety be secured and as always.........
Be Safe
Ricky

Ricky A McIntosh
President / Owner
409-791-1254 (Cell / Office)
RMcIntosh@CorrectionalPrograms.com

12/29/2025

Here's an article that helps explain the need to control contraband. Buying books from my company is one way to eliminate drugs coming in the form of reading material.

Current and former incarcerated people allege that ever-present drug issues are exacerbated by policies, dearth of treatment

12/17/2025

When we hear about budget cuts to government programs, many people don't realize the impact they have and how it effects them personally. If you're living in the of state Oregon, releasing inmates from custody with no job skills except for what they did to go to prison will present issues.

The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars and support for people after release

12/12/2025

We all know that to build, you must have a solid foundation. That goes with every aspect in life. This prison in Wisconsin, is doing Just that, without tax payer's money.

Thirty-nine incarcerated students in the Augustana Prison Education Program [APEP] are pursuing their undergraduate degrees at the East Moline Correctional Center [EMCC].

12/11/2025

Here is the other side when inmates get to use tablets to communicate with families, read books, listen to music and shop for basic needs all for the price of .05 per minute. And the clock starts to tick when you turn on the tablet. Searching, roaming or just looking, the clock keeps going.

Carrying out everyday activities like buying food, checking in with your family, and accessing basic internet services comes at a premium inside Nevada’s prisons — a premium often borne by the families of people living behind bars. Despite hard-won legislation in Nevada that has reduced the cost...

12/06/2025

Again, another example as to why prisons need to order books from CP. Drugs are being cooked down to a liquid state and then absorbed into the pages of books ear marked for a prison.

South Dakota is seeing an increase in prison overdoses, with drugs cited in the deaths of eight inmates.

12/05/2025

This is an interesting article, but I need to point out my view on corrections. During my 25 years working in state and federal prisons, I lived in 6 different states. After my retirement, I with a team of experts (5) took on the (week long) assignment of auditing a little over 40 different facility to ensure each prison complied with state and national regulations. During that time only one facility had a minor deviation on two policies and that was corrected on site.
When a person or family have someone they love in prison, they have a tendencies to take on some of the family member beliefs and feel obligated to help them any way they can. Please take in mind that prison system take on the blunt reduction in funding to assist other state and federal agencies officials belief are more important.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2025-12-04/alabama-inmates-plan-work-strike-as-families-say-crisis-continues-in-the-prison-system

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12/05/2025

This is amazing article, written by a former warden.

Corrections is not only about punishment or security. It is where everything we fail to fix upstream finally shows up.

12/03/2025

Here's a great article that shows Michigan working to help solve the problem of incarceration.

LANSING – Education opportunities have expanded in Michigan’s 26 prisons. “Michigan leads the nation in the number of postsecondary education programs that we offer in prison,” said Heidi Washington, the director of the Department of Corrections. In addition to helping prisoners earn high sc...