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Study Name
Prison-Based Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Study Sharepoint ID
28390
Evaluation name
Evaluation of Prison-Based Adult Basic Education
Intervention (standard name)
Prison-Based Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Strength of Evidence Tag
Low
Reason for the Rating

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a quasi-experimental design that does not demonstrate that the intervention and comparison groups were sufficiently similar before the intervention.

Design
Quasi-experimental design
Services
Education
Populations targeted
Less than high school diploma or GED
Male
Justice system involvement
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Tested in multiple settings

Subgroups

Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Count age
0
Count Young Adults
0
Count Hard-to-employ
0
Count Disability
0
Count chronically ill
0
Count mentally ill
0
Count substance dependent
0
Count formerly incarcerated
0
Count Justice involved
0
Count limited work history
0
Count homeless
0
Count immigrants
0
Count refugees
0
Count veterans
0
Count female
0
Count Male
0
Count Any postsecondary education
0
Count With a high school diploma or GED
0
Count No high school diploma or GED
0
Count Married
0
Count Parents
0
Count Single Parents
0
Count Non-Custodial Parents
0
Count Employed
0
Count Self employed
0
Count Unemployed
0
Count Disconnected/discouraged workers
0
Count general low-income population
0
Count Very low income (as classified by the authors)
0
Count welfare population
0
Count long-term welfare recipients
0
Count Asian
0
Count Black or African American
0
Count Hispanic or Latino of any race
0
Count American Indian or Alaska Native
0
Count Pacific islander
0
Count White
0
Count White not Hispanic
0
Count More than one race
0
Count Unknown race
0
Count another race
0
Percent Justice involved
100.00
Percent Male
100.00
Percent No high school diploma or GED
100.00
Percent Black or African American
57.80
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
5.80
Percent White not Hispanic
35.70
Percent unknown race
0.80
Group formation formatted

This study is a comparison group QED. Eligible study participants were identified using individual-level longitudinal administrative data that covered an eight-year period. Eligible participants were men who entered a Florida prison after October 1, 1994, and were forecasted to be released from prison within the next five years. All participants entered prison before February 1999.

Study timing formatted

Participants entered prison between October 1, 1994, and February 28, 1999, and were released in time for the study to capture at least 12 quarters of post-release data.

Implementing organization formatted

Florida state prisons

Treatment condition formatted

Prison-based adult basic education (ABE) programs provided participants with academic education services. For participants who were reading below a ninth-grade level at program entry, these services focused on elevating their reading skills to this level. After a participant achieved this, they were offered adult secondary education classes. These generally focused on skills to prepare for general educational development (GED) exams. Participants could also take literacy classes or cognitive life skill classes.

Comparison condition formatted

The comparison group participated in an ABE program for 21 days or fewer before involuntarily dropping out because of transfer or release from prison.

Mandatory services formatted

Individuals who tested below a ninth-grade reading level at entry were mandated to complete 150 hours of literacy education through an ABE program. Others were not mandated to participate in the program.

Setting details formatted

ABE programs were delivered in prisons across Florida. Each prison delivered its own ABE program.

Delivered by public or private entity?
Public
Secondary domains examined

Recidivism

Earliest publication year
2013
Most recent publication year
2013
Manuscripts
28390
SRG File Path
http://example.com
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Education
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No