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How to Stop Revolving Prison Doors With Books

By Alice Hu / Harvard Political Review Education reduces crime. This connection seems like common sense, and indeed it has been researched, analyzed, and affirmed countless times. According to a 2007 study by researchers at Columbia University, Princeton University, and the City University of New York, higher education reduces the crime rates of both juveniles

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Educate Prisoners with Life Sentences and on Death Row

Prison education is a controversial subject due to strong emotions on both sides of the issue.  But it’s also an issue that has been the subject of a significant amount of published research — all of which supports the education of prisoners.  According to the research, prison education has a marked effect on reducing recidivism,

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