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Prison Literacy

Prison Literacy is an academic construct denoting the specific capacity of incarcerated individuals to acquire, comprehend, and apply written language skills within correctional educational settings, differentiated from general literacy by its contextualization in carceral environments and its focus on reducing recidivism through rehabilitative pedagogy.

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51

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2017–2026

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Publications

74

Language and communication difficulties in juvenile offenders

Karen Bryan, J. Freer, Cheryl Furlong · International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders · 2007 · 242 citations · Full text

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Literacy Behind Bars: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Prison Survey. NCES 2007-473.

Elizabeth Greenberg, Eric M. Dunleavy, Mark Kutner · National Center for Education Statistics · 2007 · 146 citations

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Teaching and Practice

Cynthia Ballenger · Harvard Educational Review · 1992 · 87 citations

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Learning, rehabilitation and the arts in prisons: a Scottish case study

Lyn Tett, Kirstin Anderson, Fergus McNeill et al. · Studies in the Education of Adults · 2012 · 66 citations

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Understanding Prisons: The New Old Penology

John J. DiIulio · Law & Social Inquiry · 1991 · 61 citations

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Authors

147

  1. TJ
    Tobi Jacobi

    Colorado State University, United States

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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  2. VL
    Vibeke Lehmann

    2 publications · 45 citations

    2

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  3. KA
    Kimberly A. McCabe

    University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

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  4. TA
    T. Antoinette Ryan

    Oregon State University, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

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  5. DP
    DaShaunda Patterson

    Georgia State University, United States

    1 publications · 36 citations

    1

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Institutions

51

  1. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  2. Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill

    Schuylkill Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  3. University of Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  5. Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  6. Stockport College

    Stockport, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    242 citations

  7. Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    66 citations

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Venues

  1. Harvard Educational Review

    4 publications · 189 citations

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  2. Library trends

    3 publications · 61 citations

    3

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  3. The Prison Journal

    TPJ · 3 publications · 72 citations

    3

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 97 citations

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  5. The English Journal

    EJ · 2 publications · 33 citations

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