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Prison Education Programs Threatened
Loaded on May 19, 2014
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2014, page 34
Filed under:
Education.
Location:
United States of America.
Prison Education Programs Threatened
by Matt Clarke
Corrections officials across the country fear that two recent developments will drastically limit educational opportunities for prisoners – a scenario that research indicates could lead to higher recidivism rates.
First, Congress failed to renew federal funding in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ...
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