A new policy introduced by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Justice Project (ILJP) focuses on post-secondary education for the incarcerated.
The program outlines how prisons in the state of Illinois will emphasize accredited education programs and highlight available educational options for inmates. According to ILJP Director Ahmadou Dramé, this new policy will also significantly reduce the high recidivism rates among those who are sent to prison.
“I think Illinoisans should really care about people who are incarcerated being able to access good high quality educational programs,” Dramé told The Center Square.
Up to 40 percent of people who have been incarcerated and later released will be rearrested and returned to the criminal justice system, Dramé said….