This report presents the findings from the 2003 prison adult literacy assessment. The report includes analyses that compare the literacy of the U.S. prison population in 2003 with the literacy of the U.S. prison population in 1992.
This report highlights data from the U.S. PIAAC Survey of Incarcerated Adults and its extensive background questionnaire and direct assessments of cognitive skills. It examines the skills of incarcerated adults in relationship to their work experiences and to their education and training in prison.
This is a report summarizing findings from an evaluation of the Vera Institute of Justice's Renewing Communities initiative between 2016 and 2019. The findings of Vera’s study, summarized here, draw on program data from, and student surveys administered at, all 14 sites. In-depth qualitative research was conducted at five of the community-based programs, housed at different colleges and universities across California.
This report, which is the result of a collaborative effort with the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, describes how lifting the current ban on awarding Pell Grants to incarcerated people would benefit workers, employers, and states. Specifically, it analyzes the potential employment and earnings impact of postsecondary education programs in prison, identifies the millions of job openings annually that require the skills a person in prison could acquire through postsecondary education, and estimates the money states would save through lower recidivism rates these postsecondary…
This report describes the design and implementation of the Vera Institute of Justice's Unlocking Potential: Pathways From Prison to Postsecondary Education project. It also outlines the experiences of Pathways partners and students and provides recommendations on policy and practice for college programs with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students.
This webinar offers a review of research related to postsecondary education in prisons and recidivism. Panelists discuss some of their own research on this subject, what this and other research means for evaluating postsecondary education programs, and what is or should be on the horizon in this field.
This data brief summarizes results from the first six years of the Vera Institute of Justice's Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative (SCP), launched by the U.S. Department of Education in 2015.
This report from the Vera Institute of Justice summarizes five case studies of state departments of corrections and their partners that have created robust job training programs. These programs provide incarcerated people with opportunities to earn industry-relevant credentials and prepare for in-demand careers after release.
A meta-analysis of 37 years of research (1980-2017) on correctional education and applied meta-analytic techniques.
This resource discusses a meta-analysis of 18 eligible studies of educational interventions implemented within juvenile correctional facilities.
