Mass. Department of Correction Donates Computers to Samuel Mason Pilot School Roxbury—May 3 at 10am

Milford (April 26, 2012)—The Massachusetts Department of Correction distributes newly refurbished computers through its Computers for Schools Program by delivering 30 PCs and laptops to the Samuel Mason Pilot School on  May 3 at 10am. 

WHERE:         Samuel Mason Pilot School, 150 Norfolk Avenue, Roxbury

WHEN:           Thursday, May 3 at 10am

WHO:             Sandra McCroom, Undersecretary for Criminal Justice, Executive Office of Public

                             Safety and Security

                       Luis S. Spencer, Commissioner, Mass. Dept. of Correction

                       Veronica M. Madden, DOC  Director of Inmate Training & Education

                       Harolyn Bowden, Principal, Samuel Mason Pilot School

                       Isabel Sorice, teacher, Samuel Mason Pilot School

                       Several K-5 students

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 3,965 computers to classrooms throughout the Commonwealth since 1997. The restorations involve the conversion of computers with Pentium 4 processors.  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 $793,000 to $991,250.