Literacy and Education among Alaska Inmates

Group: University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center

URL: http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/24/2summer2007/b_literacyinmates.html

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Literacy levels among the U.S. prison population are generally lower than among the general population, with levels for various minority prison populations lower than for Caucasian inmates. The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy tested a nationwide sample of over 19,000 individuals aged 16 and older in the nation’s households and state and federal prisons. Results specific to the prison population are discussed in a recently released report from the National Center for Education Statistics: “Literacy Behind Bars,” which are summarized in this article. A sidebar story examines literacy and education among Alaska inmates.

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education, corrections, inmates

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