NCJ Number
174602
Date Published
1996
Length
91 pages
Annotation
This compilation of reports and factsheets covers the status of post-secondary education in Ohio prisons in 1995 and describes inmate participation in education programs, funding for inmate education, and the impact of correctional education programs on recidivism.
Abstract
In 1995, the average monthly enrollment for inmates participating in all education programs was 8.838, a 2.4-percent increase over 1994. Education provided meaningful job assignments on a daily basis for nearly 21 percent of the 42,000 inmates. The cumulative inmate education enrollment in 1995 was 20.251, a 7-percent decrease from 1994. The Ohio prison system received $3,824,647 in Federal grants in 1995, a 4.5- decrease from 1994. The number of educational certificates awarded in 1995 totaled 4,823, a 9-percent decrease from 1994. Overall, about 3,400 inmates were enrolled full-time in college programs on any given day and 730 inmates completed some type of college degree in 1995. Fifteen Ohio colleges and universities offered programs for inmates, and nearly 12,000 inmates received $16,451,924 in grants. Inmate involvement in prison education appeared to reduce recidivism slightly, although it was determined prison education was one of many factors that influenced recidivism. Detailed information is provided on national studies of post-secondary education in prisons, opportunities for and obstacles to inmate education, and college programs for inmates in Ohio. Recommendations for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to pursue in improving inmate education are offered, and the annual report of the Ohio Penal Education Consortium is included. References, tables, figures, and exhibits