OER

Incarcerated people, OER

Improving Access to Post Secondary Education for Incarcerated People Through OER

Have you ever wondered how many people are incarcerated in the United States? It seems like a straightforward question, but the answer is not as easy to find as you might expect. Of this group, approximately 64% are eligible to enroll in postsecondary education, but most do not. A major barrier for many incarcerated people is the cost of postsecondary education: many incarcerated people come from unstable economic situations and most make little, if any, money while incarcerated.