More than 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States, and around 700,000 are released from prison each year. Those who are released face daunting obstacles as they seek to reenter their communities, and rates of recidivism are high. Many experts believe that stable employment is critical to a successful transition from prison to the…

This study presents the public costs of high school dropouts in Wisconsin. It examines how dropouts in the state dramatically impact state finances through reduced tax revenues, increased Medicaid costs, and high incarceration rates. It also examines just how much high school dropouts cost Wisconsin's taxpayers each year, and how much could be…

This document presents data on the residents of the two correctional institutions for juvenile offenders operated by Wisconsin's Division of Corrections: Ethan Allen School for boys which housed 287 boys on June 30, 1986 and the co-educational Lincoln Hills School which housed 203 boys and 36 girls on that date. Three pages of descriptive text…