Education Behind Bars

***Education Behind Bars*** is the first book by [**<u>Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA</u>**](https://federalcriminaldefenseattorney.com/about-us/our-team/christopher-zoukis/) — author, legal scholar, and one of the nation’s most-cited authorities on prison education and criminal justice reform. Published in 2011 (Sunbury Press), it makes the case that one of the most effective and least expensive solutions to America’s most pressing correctional problems is also one of the most overlooked: educating people in prison. Drawing on firsthand experience inside the federal system and a close reading of the research, Zoukis argues that prison education is the single most cost-effective way to reduce recidivism. Even a modest reduction in re-offending, he shows, translates into tens of billions of dollars in savings, safer communities, and the transformation of people with no path forward except crime into productive, tax-paying citizens who support their families and strengthen the economy — a benefit that compounds across generations, because educated parents raise children who value education. The evidence, Zoukis writes, is clear and has been studied for decades. Yet post-secondary education in prisons remains scarce, and even basic correctional programs are cut year after year — a false economy that fuels unrest, violence, and still higher security costs. *Education Behind Bars* was written to explain the true scale of that impact, not only on prisoners but on the safety and prosperity of the nation, in the hope that a fuller understanding will lead to wiser policy. Part evidence-based analysis and part call to action, *Education Behind Bars* remains a foundational argument for correctional education reform. It is the first title in the federal prison library of Christopher Zoukis, whose later works include the *Federal Prison Handbook*, *Prison Education Guide*, *College for Convicts*, and the *Directory of Federal Prisons*.

Year

2011

Publisher

Sunbury Press, Inc.

Editions

1

Pages

382

ISBN

9781934597774

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