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How to Unlock the Power of Prison Education. Policy Report
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Steurer, Stephen J. – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2020
Using data from two of the most recognized studies on the incarcerated population, the "U.S. PIAAC Survey of Incarcerated Adults" and a comprehensive evaluation by the RAND Corporation for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, as well as insights from interviews with leading experts in the U.S. penal system and his own observations made over…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Role of Education
Ready4Work "In Brief": Update on Outcomes; Reentry May Be Critical for States, Cities. P/PV In Brief. Issue 6
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Farley, Chelsea; McClanahan, Wendy S. – Public/Private Ventures, 2007
This issue of "P/PV In Brief" provides updated data from the Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative, with a focus on the prison crisis occurring in many cities and states. While much more research is needed to understand the true, long-term impact of prisoner reentry initiatives, outcomes from Ready4Work were extremely promising in terms of…
Descriptors: Reentry Workers, Adults, Institutionalized Persons, Demonstration Programs
Ready4Work "In Brief": Interim Outcomes Are In: Recidivism at Half the National Average. P/PV In Brief. Issue 4
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Farley, Chelsea; Hackman, Sandra – Public/Private Ventures, 2006
This issue of "P/PV In Brief" reviews interim outcomes from the Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative. Funded by the US Department of Labor and the Annie E. Casey and Ford foundations, Ready4Work is a three-year national demonstration project designed to address the needs of the growing ex-prisoner population and to test the capacity of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Institutionalized Persons, Adults, Demonstration Programs