Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This article is the first study examining college-in-prison programs as part of the cost-reducing and risk-management trends currently dominant in criminal justice systems. The article concedes that a college programs will not be of benefit to every inmate and may confer benefits on politically unpopular constituencies, but argues that such educational offerings are nevertheless a powerful tool for reducing recidivism and incarceration costs.
First Page
267
Last Page
294
Publication Date
4-1-2012
Department
Other
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Knott, Gregory A.
(2012)
"Cost and Punishment: Reassessing Incarceration Costs and the Value of College-in-Prison Programs,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 32:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
Suggested Citation
Gregory A. Knott, Cost and Punishment: Reassessing Incarceration Costs and the Value of College-in-Prison Programs, 32 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 267 (2012).
