What Programs Are Available at Warren Correctional? A Family Guide

Warren Correctional offers Thinking For a Change as a unit program. It's a cognitive-behavioral class, focused on how a person thinks, reacts, and solves problems in everyday situations. For families, this one is worth knowing about. It gives you a shared language for talking about choices, communication, and what "doing the work" actually looks like beyond just staying out of trouble.

Victim Awareness is also available as a unit program at Warren. These programs typically center on accountability and understanding impact, which matters for rehabilitation and for repairing relationships over time. If your loved one is open to talking about what they're learning, simple questions like "What stood out to you this week?" can keep the momentum going without turning calls or letters into an interrogation.

For parents, Warren offers Inside Out Dad as a unit program. If your loved one is a father or father figure, this class helps them think through parenting from inside: staying connected in healthy ways and planning for how they want to show up when they're home. You can support their participation by keeping conversations child-focused and practical. Share age-appropriate updates, and encourage consistent, positive contact when it's allowed.

• ✓ Anger Control, a unit program that targets managing anger and reacting differently in stressful situations. Ask your loved one how sign-ups work on their unit, or who their unit staff contact is for programming.
• ✓ Money Smart, a unit program focused on financial education. If they enroll, you can reinforce it by talking through realistic goals like budgeting for basics after release.

Warren also lists module-based career enhancement classes, including Computer Essentials and Work Essentials. These are useful building blocks for anyone who needs a refresh on workplace basics or foundational computer knowledge. If your loved one is putting together a plan for job readiness, these shorter modules can be a smart stepping stone alongside larger education or vocational tracks.

On the education side, Warren provides Adult Basic Education (ABLE) classes. ABLE is the on-ramp for people who need to strengthen core skills before moving into a high school equivalency path. If your loved one feels embarrassed about starting at the basics, remind them that ABLE is still real progress. It also makes later programs (including vocational training) easier to succeed in.

Warren also offers GED preparation classes. For many families, this is one of the clearest milestones to encourage. A GED can open doors to more training and better job options down the line. If your loved one is working toward theirs, help by keeping them focused on consistency: showing up, sticking with it when it's frustrating, and treating it like a real commitment.

For those ready for more advanced training, Warren partners with Sinclair Community College and Wilmington College to provide advanced job training. These partnerships broaden what "education" looks like inside, going beyond basic classes, and help your loved one build a more credible plan for life after incarceration. A good way to support this from home: ask what track they're working on and what the next checkpoint is. Keeping the goal concrete makes a difference.

Warren Correctional lists a horticulture career-technical (vocational) program. Vocational programs are hands-on and job-focused. Horticulture can translate into practical work skills in plant care, groundskeeping, and related fields. If your loved one is interested, encourage them to ask how to get on the list and what it takes to stay in the program once admitted.

Warren also offers Advanced Manufacturing trade apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeships are especially valuable for reentry planning because they're tied to real trade skills and help a person talk about their experience in a job-ready way. If your loved one joins an apprenticeship, support them by thinking ahead together: what kinds of roles do they want to pursue, and what employment paperwork or documentation might they need later?

For community engagement, Warren participates in Recycling Crayons to Computers. Programs like this give people a way to contribute something positive and stay busy with structured activity. If your loved one is interested, have them ask on their unit how participation works and whether there are eligibility requirements or a waitlist.