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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01vx021j022| Title: | Investing in futures: Economic and fiscal benefits of postsecondary education in prison |
| Contributors: | Oakford, Patrick Brumfield, Cara Goldvale, Casey diZerega, Margaret Patrick, Fred |
| Keywords: | Prisoners—Education—United States Ex-convicts—Rehabilitation—United States Criminals—Rehabilitation—United States Recidivism—United States Student aid—United States Education, Higher—Economic aspects |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2019 |
| Publisher: | Vera Institute of Justice |
| Place of Publication: | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Description: | Efforts to build robust postsecondary education programs in prison have accelerated in recent years, with support from a broad range of groups from correctional officers to college administrators. This report describes how lifting the current ban on awarding Pell Grants to incarcerated people would benefit workers, employers, and states. Specifically, it analyzes the potential employment and earnings impact of postsecondary education programs in prison; identifies the millions of job openings annually that require the skills a person in prison could acquire through postsecondary education; and estimates the money states would save through lower recidivism rates these postsecondary education programs would yield. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01vx021j022 |
| Related resource: | https://www.vera.org/publications/investing-in-futures-education-in-prison |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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