Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education by Byrd, Roger C.
Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education by Byrd, Roger C.

Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education

Prisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face...
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Author: Roger C. Byrd
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Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education by Byrd, Roger C.

Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education

$318.89
Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education by Byrd, Roger C.

Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education

$318.89
Author: Roger C. Byrd
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Prisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face onerous post-release challenges. No wonder recidivism is near fifty percent, adding tens of billions of dollars annually to the cost of American prisons. Sisyphus No More is a multifaceted argument for increasing prisoner education and training programs to promote the reintegration into society of returning prisoners and increase the likelihood of their securing living-wage jobs. By greatly reducing recidivism, the programs will pay for themselves several times over. Such programs also humanize the treatment of prisoners and help them escape the fate of Sisyphus, the mythological king condemned to a bitterly repetitive fate. The book has two parts. The first provides background on the American prison system and enumerates the tolls incarceration takes on prisoners, their families, and their communities and the costs released prisoners continue to pay that severely hinder their reintegration. In the second part, the authors set forth compelling psychological, sociological, ethical, and financial grounds for increasing education and training to support the reintegration of released prisoners. The final two chapters report on innovative prison education programs and identify steps toward making education and training a priority in our prisons.

Author: Roger C. Byrd, Harvey McCloud
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 01/14/2021
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781538136607


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About the Author
Roger C. Byrd, EdD, Dr. Roger C. Byrd, EdD, is professor of criminal justice and political science and director of prison programs at Brewton-Parker College. Byrd is civically active through his board memberships with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia, the Civic Affairs Foundation, and as a senior fellow with the Philemon Fellowship. Prior to his career in education, Byrd served twenty-two years in the Georgia House of Representatives.. Harvey McCloud, PhD, formerly taught at the University of Kansas and Washburn University and is currently the owner and principal at Clear Copy Editorial Services.
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