Sisyphus No More - The Case for Prison Education (Hardcover)

Prisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face onerous post-release challenges. No wonder recidivism is near fifty percent, adding tens of billions of dollars annually to the cost of American prisons. Sisyphus No More is a multifaceted argument for increasing prisoner education and training programs to promote the reintegration into society of returning prisoners and increase the likelihood of their securing living-wage jobs. By greatly reducing recidivism, the programs will pay for themselves several times over. Such programs also humanize the treatment of prisoners and help them escape the fate of Sisyphus, the mythological king condemned to a bitterly repetitive fate. The book has two parts. The first provides background on the American prison system and enumerates the tolls incarceration takes on prisoners, their families, and their communities and the costs released prisoners continue to pay that severely hinder their reintegration. In the second part, the authors set forth compelling psychological, sociological, ethical, and financial grounds for increasing education and training to support the reintegration of released prisoners. The final two chapters report on innovative prison education programs and identify steps toward making education and training a priority in our prisons.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2021
Authors:	Roger C. Byrd • Harvey McCloud
Dimensions:	228 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	186
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-3660-7
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5381-3660-0
Barcode:	9781538136607

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