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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Future Implications

24 Apr 2024

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, most education programs in U.S. state and federal prison systems were halted or suspended as part of mitigation measures taken by departments of corrections to protect prisoners and instructors from the spread of the disease. This report presents the authors' findings on how COVID-19 has affected prison education programs within state correctional systems from 2020 through 2023.
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Authors

Turner, Susan, Weidmer, Beverly A., Kirkegaard, Allison, Davis, Lois M., Tolbert, Michelle C.

Division
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Justice Policy
Pages
28
Published in
United States
RAND Identifier
RR-A2122-2
RAND Type
report
Rights
RAND Corporation
Series
Research Reports
Source
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2122-2.html

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