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Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
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Description for Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JNF; JNMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 381.
Many college-in-prison graduates achieve success and the positive effects for their families and communities are dramatic. College-in-prison programs greatly reduce recidivism, leading to savings in the cost of prisons. They increase employment, allowing the formerly incarcerated to support families and reintegrate into communities. College programs decrease violence within prisons, improving conditions for officers and inmates. Liberating Minds makes the case for these benefits and also tells the stories of formerly incarcerated students and the remarkable transformations in their lives.
Many college-in-prison graduates achieve success and the positive effects for their families and communities are dramatic. College-in-prison programs greatly reduce recidivism, leading to savings in the cost of prisons. They increase employment, allowing the formerly incarcerated to support families and reintegrate into communities. College programs decrease violence within prisons, improving conditions for officers and inmates. Liberating Minds makes the case for these benefits and also tells the stories of formerly incarcerated students and the remarkable transformations in their lives.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781620970591
SKU
V9781620970591
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Ref
99-15
About Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann is the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College, where she is also the Distinguished Fellow in the Bard Prison Initiative. Formerly she served as president of the Spencer Foundation and as dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She lives in Ghent, New York.
Reviews for Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison
Praise for Liberating Minds: "Lagemann’s evocative book makes a convincing 'case for college in prison,' to quote its title, carefully documenting the great many benefits that its graduates receive from BPI.” The New York Review of Books "A valuable arsenal of information for policymakers seeking prison reform in the present political climate." Kirkus Reviews Praise for ... Read more