A majority of prison inmates have poor literacy skills

  • Claim

Name

A majority of prison inmates have poor literacy skills

Description

A low level of literacy is not a direct determinant of a person’s probability to be convicted on criminal charges, but correctional and judicial professionals have long recognized a connection between poor literacy, dropout rates, and crime.

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Claim

Sources

https://www.literacymidsouth.org/news/the-relationship-between-incarceration-and-low-literacy#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Adult,work%20are%20the%20most%20prone

Supporting arguments

The illiteracy for adult inmates is estimated at 75 percent.

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