12/14/21-Bard.edu“By reducing recidivism across racial groups, BPI enables greater educational opportunities and addresses racial inequality in prison populations at the same time,” CJRA Study.
Author: Caitlin Kizielewicz
12/08/21-Yale ISPS “Carceral institutions are among the largest clusters of COVID-19 in the United States. As outbreaks have spread throughout prisons and detention centers, detainees have organized collectively to demand life-saving measures. Chief among these demands has been the call for decarceration: the release of detainees and inmates to prevent exposure to COVID-19,” CJRA Study.
12/08/21-Eurasia Review “In light of these findings, policymakers should promote the flourishing of these programs and encourage more opportunities for incarcerated students,” CJRA Study.
12/07/21-LA Entry“Incarceration is bound with systems of poverty and a lack of access to opportunity, especially education and socioeconomic mobility. Participation and intensity of engagement in programs like BPI might disrupt these cycles,” CJRA Study.
11/11/21-Des Moines Register “We’ve come to realize that damage that can do to one’s psyche and how doing that doesn’t really address the problem of why the person is suicidal in the first place,” Christine Tartaro, CJRA Expert.
A new study sought to determine the effects of a college-in-prison program, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups among those who participated in the program. It also found that participants with higher levels of participation had even lower rates of recidivism. In […]
A new study sought to determine the effects of a college-in-prison program, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups among those who participated in the program. It also found that participants with higher levels of participation had even lower rates of recidivism. In […]
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11/3/21-The National Interest “Gun violence remains at the forefront of the public policy debate when it comes to enacting new or strengthening existing gun legislation in the United States,” said Janice Iwama, CJRA Expert.
10/29/21-National Affairs “Over the last decade, high-profile mass shootings in the United States have brought gun policies back to the front of the public policy debate. While Americans remain divided on a number of gun policies, background checks have drawn bipartisan support. ” Janice Iwama, CJRA Expert.