1. Serving Students in High-Turnover Institutions

2. Introductions Why jail-based education?
Challenges to jail-based education: high-turnover
Panel Discussion

3. Jails incarcerate more than 25% of the U.S. prison population

4. In a preliminary survey at SCORE: - 52% of respondents said that they had been incarcerated more than 11 times - 82% of respondents indicated that they had been incarcerated 6 or more times.

5. Why Education Inside Jail?
Enhances self-knowledge and empathy
Bolsters social capital and collective efficacy
Facilitates the development of just and democratic communities both inside and outside prison walls
(McCorkel, J. , & DeFina, R. (2019). Beyond Recidivism: The Value of Higher Education in Prison. Critical Education, 10 (7).
Reduced Recidivism
Increased Employment
Long-term cost-efficiency
Violence reduction
Positive Effects on Families and Children of those who are Incarcerated
(Why Prison Education. N.d. Prison Studies Project. Retrieved from:
Why Education Inside Jail?

6. Jails in Washington State
On average, 9965 people incarcerated in jails on any given day in
Average stay was 17 days.
Most jails are run by counties (there are two multi-jurisdictional facilities and a handful of city and tribal jails).
Annual Jail Statistics. (n.d.) Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Retreived (3/4/19) from
Jails in Washington State

7. Jail-Based Education: An Opportunity and a Challenge
Large numbers of prospective students entering and exiting jail, eager to make a change.
Challenge
- Very high-turnover, creating logistical challenges for programs and an unstable learning environment.
Jail-Based Education: An Opportunity and a Challenge

8. Panel Discussion