Captive Students: Education and Training in America's Prisons

Author(s):

Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J.

Publication Year:

1996

Report Number:

PIC-CAPTIVE

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Document Type:

Subject/Key Words:

Literacy incarceration

Abstract

This Policy Information Report examines the literacy levels of prisoners, looks at the role that education is currently playing in our nation's prisons, and provides a discussion of the results. While supplies last, print copies can be ordered from the Policy Information Center for $9.50.