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Providing Educational Programs for Female Prisoners

Toward the end of the twentieth century nearly 84,000 women were incarcerated in a state or federal correctional institution within the United States (Gillespie 91). Currently "the number of incarcerated women has exploded within the last twenty years" (Davis 79). After serving their sentence, leaving behind a life composed of bars, guards and time to reflect upon their crime. Most female offenders are released only carrying a few items of clothing, personal items, memories and good luck wishes from their fellow inmates. While beginning a new chapter of their life, they are reintegrated among the world. Within a small time period they are expected to find employment and live a life acceptable to society. However for several ex-convicted females the simply task of finding a job can become an obstacle. When they lack an education or the skills needed to find a suitable job (Gillespie 105). This is why well developed female......

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