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EDUCATION SETS THEM FREE.  \nFor over 6 decades, ACT has championed the power of education to transform the individual.  \n95% of inmates will reenter society2 at a fork in the road. One path leads back to where they started; the other is an opportunity for a second chance.  \n95%  \n65%  \n50%  \nInmates will be released eventually2  \nEx-Offenders arrested  \nwithin three years  \nReturn to prison  \nwithin three years  \nPrison-based education pays off in favorable dividends. $1 invested in prison-based education yields $4-5 of taxpayer savings from reduced  \nincarceration costs.4  \n43%  \nDECREASE IN RECIDIVISM  \nby those who participate in prison education programs.3  \n13%  \nINCREASED EMPLOYMENT  \namong those who participated in either academic or vocational programs  \n28%  \nINCREASED EMPLOYMENT  \namong those who participated in vocational programs alone.  \n“Prison education is a means of rehabilitating andredirecting. If you release someone with the same skills with which she came in, she’s going to get involved in the same activities as she did before.”  \n– Marymount Bedford Hills Program student5  \nWhat are you doing to ensure those next steps lead to a brighter future? Partner with ACT Workforce Solutions to Provide Empowered Reentry for the Justice Involved.  \nPARTNER  \nEmpower the justice involved to create meaningful next steps with the ACT Career Readiness Program  \nHERE’S HOW  \nImprove skills levels and master foundational skills.  \nIdentify skill levels, measure progress, and award a nationally recognized credential.  \nEvaluate foundational skills critical for workplace success.  \nStep 1  \nWorkKeys Assessments  \nStep 2  \nWorkKeys Curriculum  \nStep 3  \nCredentialing  \nProvide justice-involved individuals with a portable, evidence-based credential to create a path toward meaningful next steps.  \nStep 4  \nEmpowered Reentry  \nAssess. Certify. Grow.  \nACT wants to help fulfill the education component of your institution’s career readiness system.  \nSources  \n1 Education Opportunities in Prison Are Key to Reducing Crime [https://ampr.gs/31syYYC](https://ampr.gs/31syYYC)  \n2 Research on Returning Offender Programs and Promising Practices [https://bit.ly/35lWdET](https://bit.ly/35lWdET)  \n3, 4 Expanding Access to Postsecondary Education in Prison, Vera Institute of Justice [https://bit.ly/3jlAGkJ](https://bit.ly/3jlAGkJ)  \n5 Why Prison Education? [https://bit.ly/2HmfNZJ](https://bit.ly/2HmfNZJ)  \nMR016464  \n[act.org/workforce](act.org/workforce)","cbCaidfh0UAxjl02","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidfh0UAxjl02","pdf",205033,"English","# Education changes lives\n## Education and reentry outcomes\n## ACT Career Readiness Program - how it works\n### Steps: assessment, curriculum, credentialing, empowered reentry\n## Sources","[{\"question\":\"How does prison education affect recidivism?\",\"answer\":\"The material reports a decrease in recidivism for participants in prison education programs, presented as 43% lower.\"},{\"question\":\"What employment gains are shown for program participants?\",\"answer\":\"The infographic lists increased employment among participants, including a 13% increase for those in academic or vocational programs and 28% for those in vocational programs alone.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the ACT Career Readiness Program’s process for empowered reentry?\",\"answer\":\"It follows a four-step flow: WorkKeys assessments, WorkKeys curriculum, credentialing, and empowered reentry with the message “Assess. 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