According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a continuing basis. The conflict between custodial and treatment functions in some institutions is found to have a negative influence on the work of the corrections educator. It is concluded that improvements must be made in the area of program evaluation, that the relationship between work and educational programs needs to be clarified, and that prison administrators must emphasize the importance of education to rehabilitation. Information concerning program funding, administration, resources, materials, program design and evaluation, and relation to work programs is provided, and a bibliography and a chart showing inmate flow through a generalized education program are included. (Author/EB)