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According to Jeff Galli of the Utah State Office of Education, the cost of incarcerating one prisoner per year is approximately $22,000. By preventing one inmate from returning to prison, most education programs have more than justified their cost.
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Correctional education programs are an absolute necessity if the chances of offenders obtaining employment and becoming law-abiding citizens upon release from prison are to be increased.
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www.johnhoward.ab.ca/PUB/C36.htm
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Why have college education programs in prison--proven statistically to have a positive impact on recidivism--all but disappeared, asks Marlene Martin, national director of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. THE 1960s were turbulent year...
http://socialistworker.org/2009/06/02/what-happened-to-...
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The mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison Deterrence Education Programs is to participate collaboratively with community wide initiatives and judicial authorities to deter participants from making poor decisions that eventually lead to incarceration;
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www.tdcj.state.tx.us/cid/community-ed/cid-community-ed-...
www.tdcj.state.tx.us/cid/community-ed/cid-community-ed-prison-deter.htm
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Reinvest in Prison Education & Programs/ DOC Region I ... In recent years, inmate populations have increased and funding for essential education and programs in prisons has been cut by approximately 30%. The extent and consequences of these cuts, resulting from state budget restraints, is documented in the OPPAGA Report No.
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www.flsenate.gov/Publications/2005/Senate/reports/budget_issues/SENReq2367FY0405.htm
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TABLE 29. Skills Inmate Participants Hoped to Improve by Attending Prison Education Programs (N=22) ... TABLE 30. Things Inmate Participants Can Do Better as a Result of Prison Education Program Attendance (N=22)
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TABLE 21. Results of Inmate Nonparticipant Contacts about Prison Education Programs (N = 23) ... Table 22 shows what the 36 Non Ps who said they had thought of attending school (prison education program) would like to learn to do better.
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The main goal of prison education programs is to increase the education level of offenders and subsequently improve their chances of success upon release. As prisons become more crowded educating the offenders that fill these facilities becomes more important than ever before. ... FAQ Research All Academic Inc. ... In this study,
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Sign this letter to Governor Corzine urging him to increase funding for prison-based education, ensure that all prisoners receive an opportunity for literacy instruction, support college-in-prison programs, and taking other measures to make ... We signed the "Promote Prison Literacy and Education Programs" petition!
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www.thepetitionsite.com/1/promote-prisoner-literacy
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