Massachusetts Department of Correction Donates Computers to Timilty Middle School Boston—June 8 at 9am

Milford (June 5, 2009)—The Massachusetts Department of Correction continues its distribution of newly refurbished computers through its Computers for Schools Program by delivering 100 computers to the Timilty Middle School on June 8 at 9am.

WHERE: James P. Timilty Middle School, 205 Roxbury Street, Roxbury 02119

WHEN: Monday, June 8 at 9am

WHO: Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, Undersecretary for Criminal Justice, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Harold W. Clarke, Commissioner, Mass. Dept. of Correction

Veronica Madden, DOC Deputy Commissioner of Classification, Program & Reentry

Carolyn Vicari, DOC Director of Inmate Training & Education

Valerie Lowe, Principal, Timilty Middle School

Students at Timilty Middle School

BACKGROUND: The Computers for Schools Program trains inmates to upgrade computers that are donated by large corporations and businesses. The largest donation received since the Computers for Schools Program began in 1997 was when the Massachusetts Trial Court donated 1,200 computers when it upgraded its system.

With this donation, the DOC Computers for Schools Program has donated approximately 3,870 computers to classrooms throughout the Commonwealth since 1997. The restorations involve the conversion of a computer that is a Pentium 3 or faster as well as the installation of a CD-ROM drive and sound cards. DOC provides the CPU, monitor, keyboard and mouse. At an estimated cost of $200-$250 for a refurbished computer, this program has saved school districts between $774,000 to $967,500.