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| Administrator of new jail has education focus |
| By Morning Sentinel |
| Published: 09/11/2008 |
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MAINE - Many inmates at county jails in Maine won't be able to read this story today. National studies say up to 80 percent of jail and prison inmates are high school dropouts -- many of them functionally illiterate -- meaning they can't read or write above elementary-school levels. Some jail and prison inmates read and write at just a first- or second-grade level, according to the National Institute of Corrections. A high percentage of them can't fill out an employment application form when they get out of jail. They are unable to go online or read the newspaper to see what jobs are out there. They will never be able to read to their children, read a map or correct a billing error. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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