The evidence is clear that prisoners tend to be undereducated and underemployed. What if US prison systems placed a greater emphasis on improving educational and employment outcomes for prisoners? Would it improve other outcomes such as recidivism or prison misconduct? If so, to what extent? And, if US prison systems invested in more education and employment programming, would the benefits outweigh the costs?
This report addresses these questions by providing an overview of the available evidence on the effectiveness of education and employment programming.
The Effectiveness of Education and Employment Programming for Prisoners (2018)
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