Prison education is any educational activity that occurs inside prison.
Courses can include basic literacy programs, secondary school
equivalency programs, vocational education and tertiary education. The
history of and current practices in prison education vary greatly among
countries. Staff and budget shortages, a lack of educational resources
and computers, and the transfer of prisoners between facilities are
common barriers. Studies consistently show that education in prison is
an effective way of reducing the rates of recidivism, which saves the
expense of future prison sentences. In the US, every dollar spent on
prison education saves taxpayers four to five dollars. Despite the
benefits of prison education programs, rates of education within prisons
remain low in many countries, and attempts to increase the rate of and
funding for prison education have been opposed. Opponents argue that
prison education is a waste of money and that prisoners are not
deserving of the benefit.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_education>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1768:
The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was released
in Edinburgh.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica>
1907:
During the Brown Dog affair, about 1,000 protesters marched
through London and then clashed with 400 police officers in Trafalgar
Square over the existence of a memorial for animals that had been
vivisected.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Dog_affair>
1941:
Second World War: Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers sank
the Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse east
of Malaya.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_Prince_of_Wales_and_Repulse>
1979:
The Kuomintang dictatorship of Taiwan arrested a large number
of opposition leaders who had organized pro-democracy demonstrations, an
incident credited with ending the party's rule in 2000.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
human rights:
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans
should be guaranteed, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of
thought and expression, and equality before the law.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/human_rights>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I would not care whether truth is pleasant or unpleasant, and in
consonance with or opposed to current views. I would not mind in the
least whether truth is, or is not, a blow to the glory of my country. If
necessary, I shall bear in patience the ridicule and slander of friends
and society for the sake of preaching truth. But still I shall seek
truth, understand truth, and accept truth. This should be the firm
resolve of a historian.
--Jadunath Sarkar
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jadunath_Sarkar>