Prison News > Free college courses for prisoners makes good financial and social sense, says UB Law School expert on prison life - Education helps inmates envision a life beyond prison and reduces recidivism

Free college courses for prisoners makes good financial and social sense, says UB Law School expert on prison life - Education helps inmates envision a life beyond prison and reduces recidivism

BUFFALO, N.Y. � Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo�s proposal to grant college degrees to prisoners behind bars is a good bet to break the cycle of a broken system with out-of-control costs and far- too-many repeat offenders, says Teresa A. Miller, a professor in the University at Buffalo Law School. [read the full story here]

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