Carbon County officials are looking to see if starting a GED program inside its prison may be feasible to help inmates who never finished high school.

On Wednesday, Warden Timothy Fritz told the county prison board about a recent meeting with a representative from Carbon Career and Technical Institute regarding possibly bringing GED classes into the prison to serve more of its population. Carbon County does offer inmates under the age of 21 with GED classes through Panther Valley High School, but are looking to expand it.He said that there are currently 55 to 60 incarcerated individuals who do not have their GED or high school diploma.Fritz said that the estimate for GED classes is $21,000 a year and could service about 60 inmates.The board said that they would need to look for funding, possibly through a grant, but said a starting point should be surveying the inmates who do not have a diploma or GED if they are interested in such a program if it was offered."That would tell us how many spots we need," said Sheriff Anthony Harvilla, president of the board.Fritz said that some may not be good candidates as well, so a survey may help the county gauge if this would be feasible.