Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 220: Sarah Allred and Prison Education Programs

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 11:25 a.m.

b'Prison Education Programs are critical to incarcerated people being able to gain release and succeed once they have done so. Research demonstrates that correctional education is very effective at reducing recidivism.\\n\\nSarah Allred, spoke with Everyday Injustice and discussed her research on prison education programs including the challenges with the ability to convene, group consequences for individual misconduct, limited resources and other factors.\\n\\nThe carceral setting is not generally conducive to a good learning environment, and negative staff attitudes towards incarcerated individuals contribute to the prison environment\\n\\nListen as Everyday Injustice speaks with Sarah Allred on benefits and challenges of prison education.'