B: Prison and Jail
3: Research suggests numerous benefits from correctional work programs.
Studies indicate that recidivism rates for those who participate in prison industry or receive vocational instruction or apprenticeship training are lower than for those who do not participate. [1] Additionally, recidivism rates of participants in prison education, vocation, and work programs have been found to be 20 to 60 percent lower than those of nonparticipants. [2] Participants in work programs are more likely both to be employed following release and to have higher earnings than nonparticipants. [3] In addition, corrections officials report that reduced idleness leads to reduced tension within correctional facilities. [4] For example, a 1991 analysis of more than 7,000 program participants over a two-year period found that those who received training and work experience while in prison had fewer conduct problems and were less likely to be arrested the first year after release. [5] Jobs also allow individuals to learn workplace habits and practice their skills. The wages earned, particularly in industries and work-release jobs, help those in prison and jail and their dependents financially and allow them to contribute to court costs and restitution. In addition, these earnings provide prisoners with a sense of accomplishment, benefiting them emotionally and psychologically. [6]
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No citation found for FN_a-meta-analysis-of-corrections-based-education-vocation-and-work-programs-for-adult-offenders! ; Shawn Bushway, "Employment Dimensions of Reentry" (paper presented at the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, May 2003); No citation found for FN_analysis-of-recidivism-rates-for-participants-of-the-academic-slash-vocational-slash-transition-education-programs-offered-by-the-virginia-department-of-correctional-education! .
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Rob Atkinson and Knut A. Rostad, "Can Inmates Become an Integral Part of the US Workforce?" (paper presented at Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, New York, May 2003).
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Rob Atkinson and Knut A. Rostad, Can Inmates Become an Integral Part of the US Workforce? (paper presented at Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, New York, May 2003).
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