Boston University Prison Education Program¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A degree-granting liberal arts higher-education programme run by Boston University in Massachusetts correctional facilities for incarcerated adults, funded through university scholarships and leading to a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree.
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Claims¶
- Formerly incarcerated women students reported improved disciplinary behavior while participating in a prison college program [+W]
- Former students reported positive changes in self-perception and self-confidence after participating in prison higher education [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Jillian Baranger, Danielle Rousseau, Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, James Matesanz. (2018). Doing Time Wisely: The Social and Personal Benefits of Higher Education in Prison. The Prison Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885518776380
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Boston University Prison Education Program |
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A degree-granting liberal arts higher-education programme run by Boston University in Massachusetts correctional facilities for incarcerated adults, funded through university scholarships and leading to a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree. |
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