This document contains 19 papers presented at an international forum on education in penal systems. The following papers are included: "Burning" (Craig W.J. Minogue); "The Acquisition of Cognitive Skills as a Means of Recidivism Reduction: A Former Prisoner's Perspective" (Trevor Darryl Doherty); "CEA (Correctional Education Association) Standards: Making Correctional Education Professional and Accountable" (Steve Steurer); "Who Needs Standards?" (Bob Semmens); "Setting the Standards. Whose Standards? The Education of Women in Prisons" (Sandy Cook, Sue Davies); "Standards in the Design and Implementation of Programs for the Correctional Setting" (Peter Kyparissis); "Tougher Criminal Legislation Means Prison Overcrowding: The End of the road for Prisons as Agents for Rehabilitation" (Tricia A. Fox); "Joint DCS (Department of Corrective Services)/TAFE NSW (Technical and Further Education New South Wales) Strategic Plan for TAFE NSW Provision for Aboriginal Inmates" (Gloria Provest, Brian Noad, Chris Sylva); "Achieving and Maintaining Best Practice in Adult Corrections Education" (Brian Noad); "Assuring Standards in Vocational Education and Training" (Carol Ward); "Counting the Two in Queensland: Education in Prisons and the Issue of the Family" (Deidre Hyslop); "Making Choices: A Look at a Working Model of Best Practice in VET (Vocational Education and Training) at Malmsbury Juvenile Justice Centre" (Jodi Henderson); "Working with the Education Needs of Juvenile Offenders in a Community Context" (Melanie Zan); "The Role of the Employment Access Program within the Juvenile Justice System" (Jennifer Jones); "Early Intervention Education Strategies for At-Risk Students: What Is Best Practice?" (Paul Brown); "The Change of Family Relations and Criminal Offences of Teenagers" (Zhang Jian); "Reducing Juvenile Delinquency Mainly by Taking Preventive Measures" (Chu Chenglin); "Delinquency and Its Prevention in China" (Guo Xiang); and "Pathways Planning in Vocational Education and Training for Adults and Juveniles in Custody: The Victorian Model" (Ken Penaluna). Also included are the following documents: "Vocational Education and Training for People in Custody: Framework for a National Strategy"; "Report of the IFEPS (International Forum on Education in Penal Systems) General Meeting Held at the Conference in Adelaide on April 6, 1998";"President's Report"; and "IFEPS 1998 Conference Resolutions." (MN)