The Societal Benefits of Postsecondary Prison Education

August 21, 2021

Offenders research and work on their papers inside the Southwestern Baptist Theological computer lab

The societal benefits of postsecondary prison education

Incarcerated individuals who enroll in postsecondary education programs are 48% less likely to be reincarcerated than those who do not, and the odds of being employed post-release are 12% higher for individuals who participate in any type of correctional education. Alexandra Gibbons and Rashawn Ray explain financial aid constraints for students pursuing higher education in prison.

Five ways that open source software shapes AI policy

From scientific discovery to technology sector competition, open source software affects nearly every issue in artificial intelligence policy. Alex Engler highlights five reasons why it deserves more attention from policymakers.

After Afghanistan, where next? Biden must show resoluteness

How the Biden administration reformulates its Afghanistan policy and reassures others that America is not weak and irresolute will be critical moving forward. Michael O’Hanlon discusses how the president and his team can approach the next phase of U.S. counterterrorism and foreign policy around Afghanistan.

More on Afghanistan

Pakistan’s problematic victory in Afghanistan. Bruce Riedel writes about the role Pakistan has played in the Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan, arguing that the fiasco in Kabul should be a wakeup call for Washington to get more involved with Islamabad.

The Taliban retakes Afghanistan. In a new episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, Vanda Felbab-Brown offers insights on the forces that have shaped Afghanistan and what to expect moving forward.

Will Afghanistan become a terrorist haven again? In his op-ed for Foreign Affairs, Daniel Byman explains why Afghanistan’s reversion to its pre-9/11 role as a safe haven for jihadi terrorism is unlikely.

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