Reducing Recidivism Through Targeted Education and Workforce Programs
Within eight years of release, 50–70% of people return to prison. This brief looks at how education and job training could help people find work after release.
2The proposal would let people learn a trade and earn money while in prison.
3Every dollar invested in correctional education saves four to five in future incarceration costs.
This is a place for high school students to research policy, write, and put their ideas forward. It’s often hard for teenagers to get that chance in political organizations.
We publish longer pieces so we have room to explain our ideas. We stay off social media and don’t write for clicks.
We write for people who want to talk about policy instead of getting caught up in partisan arguments.
More on how we work →We study how people vote and why. We also focus on these policy areas
The History of Political Division in the United States
An essay about political division in the United States, from early class and regional conflicts to today’s party politics.