graph showing people in state prisons are often excluded from education or job training programs

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016 data analyzed by the Prison Policy Initiative. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2022)

This graph originally appeared in The state prison experience: Too much drudgery, not enough opportunity.

Note that not all reasons are displayed, and respondents could give multiple reasons; therefore, categories do not add up to 100%.

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