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  2. Inmates are learning to code in prison. Jobs may be hard to ...

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    However, getting education for many people behind bars remains a challenge. Thirty years ago, the 1994 crime bill drastically cut funding for prisoner education.

  3. Prison-to-college programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to research, higher education can significantly contribute to successful reintegration and lower recidivism rates among this population. [8] [9] However, other obstacles make going to college challenging for people involved in the criminal system. Approximately 50% of those behind bars still need a GED or a high school diploma. [10]

  4. Kids Behind Bars: Chaos, violence and neglect plague youth ...

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    Between January and May this year, 475 juveniles committed acts of violence, including assaults on 226 juveniles and 83 staff members. At least 19 kids required emergency room treatment.

  5. Shakespeare Behind Bars - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare Behind Bars is an organization offering theatrical encounters with personal and social issues to incarcerated and post-incarcerated adults and juveniles. It intends to encourage the development of life skills that will ensure their successful reintegration into society.

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  7. Prison education - Wikipedia

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    Prison education courses can range from basic literacy courses and secondary school equivalency programmes to vocational education and tertiary education programmes. Non-formal activities that teach inmates new skills, like arts and crafts or amateur theatre productions, may also be considered a form of education. [ 69 ]

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Youth Services International confronted a potentially expensive situation. It was early 2004, only three months into the private prison company’s $9.5 million contract to run Thompson Academy, a juvenile prison in Florida, and already the facility had become a scene of documented violence and neglect.

  9. School-to-prison pipeline - Wikipedia

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    The idea behind these programs is that students should be encouraged to participate in their punishments and school administration should refrain from using suspensions and expulsions for minor offenses. The goal of restorative programs is to keep students in school and to stop the flow of students from schools to the criminal justice system. [84]