Reducing Recidivism Through Education

Authors

Katy Brock, University of Wyoming

Abstract

Over the last two and a half decades, the population of incarcerated women in the United States has dramatically increased (Carver & Harrison, 2016). In 1980, 26,300 women were incarcerated in the U.S., while 215,300 were incarcerated in 2014 (The Sentencing Project, 2015) and the rate at which women are being incarcerated does not appear to be declining. A positive impact on women’s recidivism could be made by making more educational opportunities available to women in prison.

Recommended Citation

Brock, Katy (2017) "Reducing Recidivism Through Education," Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 17: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol17/iss1/4