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Correctional Education Improves Inmates' Outcomes after Release

• Correctional education improves inmates' chances of not returning to prison.
• Inmates who participate in correctional education programs had a 43 percent lower odds of recidivating than those who did not. This translates to a reduction in the risk of recidivating of 13 percentage points.
• It may improve their chances of obtaining employment after release. The odds of obtaining employment post-release among inmates who participated in correctional education was 13 percent higher than the odds for those who did not participate in correctional education.
• Inmates exposed to computer-assisted instruction learned slightly more in reading and substantially more in math in the same amount of instructional time.
• Providing correctional education can be cost-effective when it comes to reducing recidivism.

After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and learning in math and in reading. Their findings support the premise that receiving correctional education while incarcerated reduces an individual's risk of recidivating. They also found that those receiving correctional education had improved odds of obtaining employment after release. The authors also examined the benefits of computer-assisted learning and compared the costs of prison education programs with the costs of reincarceration.

• Chapter One

  Introduction

• Chapter Two

  Study Methodology

• Chapter Three

  The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Recidivism

• Chapter Four

  The Relationship Between Correctional Education and Employment

• Chapter Five

  The Relationship Between Computer-Assisted Instruction and Academic Performance

• Chapter Six

  Conclusions

• Appendix A

  Document Identification Parameters and Sources

• Appendix B

  Scientific Review Team Members

• Appendix C

  Meta-Analysis Diagnostic Tests

• Appendix D

  Scientific Review Data Abstraction Protocol

• Appendix E

  Eligibility Status for Inclusion into the Meta-Analysis

• Appendix F

  Summaries of Studies Included in the Recidivism Meta-Analysis

• Appendix G

  Summaries of Studies Included in the Employment Meta-Analysis

• Appendix H

  Summaries of Studies Included in the Computer-Assisted Instruction Meta-Analysis