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Why Higher Education in Prisons Is Effective (Part 1)

By Ross Van Ness, Ed.D., Prof. Emeritus, Ball State University

A number of authors, including Dr. Jon Marc Taylor of Missouri, and Chris Zoukis of Virginia have done a more than adequate job of detailing the value of higher education to persons incarcerated in prisons. The reduction of recidivism, the contributions toward a career after release, and the shift in moral values resulting from higher education opportunities in prisons have been well documented. What has been less fully explained are the reasons higher education opportunities are so beneficial to offenders.

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