RAND Research Topic: Corrections2024-03-27T21:47:21ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/corrections.htmlHigher Education Programs in PrisonLois M. Davishttps://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE342.html2019-08-28T00:01:00Z2019-08-28T00:01:00ZThis Perspective summarizes what is known about the effectiveness of educational programs for incarcerated adults, focusing on college programs and the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, and lays out a roadmap of where to go from here.Estimating the Size of the Los Angeles County Jail Mental Health Population Appropriate for Release into Community ServicesStephanie Brooks Holliday; Nicholas M. Pace; Neil Gowensmith; Ira Packer; Daniel Murrie; Alicia Virani; Bing Han; Sarah B. Hunterhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4328.html2020-01-07T15:00:00Z2020-01-07T15:00:00ZResearchers studied the Los Angeles County jail mental health population to identify those who would likely be eligible for diversion based on legal and clinical factors with the aim of providing them with needed care and reducing recidivism.