Prison education
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Prison education involves vocational training or academic education supplied to prisoners as part of their rehabilitation and preparation for life outside prison.
Prison education is sometimes carried out within the prison system, and sometimes provided by outside bodies, such as educational establishments. Similarly, funding can come from governments or private charities.
[edit] Criticism
While sceptics claim that, in many cases, prison education produces nothing more than “better educated criminals” [1], many studies have shown significant decreases in recidivism. A study by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons found: “The more educational programs successfully completed for each six months confined, the lower the recidivism rate” [2].
Organizations that work for prison eduction are CEA and epea
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- European Prison Education Association
- Prison University Project (College Program at San Quentin State Prison in California)
- College-level education for men in NY State prisons
- Correctional Education Association
- Strode College: Prison Education Information
- Prison Education — First report from the Education, Science, and Arts Committee
- Women in Prison — Education & Training Connection
- College education for women at Bedford Hills Prison in NY State
