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Education in prison reduces reoffending.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that education in prison reduces reoffending?

Partly. Several sources assert that prison education reduces reoffending, but these are assertions or conditional reasoning rather than direct findings. One longitudinal study of drug offenders found years of education had no significant effect on reoffending risk, so the evidence is mixed and only partial on both sides.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 4
Prison Education and Desistance
2020
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Cleere, G. (2020). Prison Education and Desistance. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=7qoLEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 1
OR03-5 * FACTORS LINKED TO REOFFENDING: A 5-YEAR PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF REOFFENDING IN DRUG OFFENDERS
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OR03-5 * FACTORS LINKED TO REOFFENDING: A 5-YEAR PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF REOFFENDING IN DRUG OFFENDERS. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu053.15

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The Politics of the Prison and the Prisoner
2018
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Easton, S. (2018). The Politics of the Prison and the Prisoner. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=e1ZgDwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Reoffending Reduction Programmes
2026
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Reoffending Reduction Programmes. (2026). hansard.parliament.uk. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-09-15/debates/9F1B03F6-84A2-4E9A-9815-60563AEA86D0

Work for Serving Prisoners
2025
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Work for Serving Prisoners. (2025). hansard.parliament.uk. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-10-15/debates/8BB5807A-B575-475C-9BC7-C4E94117C580

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