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Graph breaking down college participation among people in prison over time.

Data Source: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 2003 publicationEducation and Correctional Populations, Table 4, and 2004 BJS Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities (variable V2503). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2019)

This graph originally appeared in Since You Asked: How did the 1994 crime bill affect prison college programs?.



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