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Summary

Minnesota Vocational Education for Incarcerated People was provided to individuals incarcerated in state department of corrections facilities who had a high school diploma or GED and included certified vocational certificate programs and career and employability skills training.

Available vocational education programs included barbering and cosmetology, construction, manufacturing, mechanical design and drafting, business management, and computer careers. Instructors had to be certified by the Minnesota Correctional Education Center.

The program was implemented statewide in Minnesota.

101054-Study of Minnesota V
Populations and employment barriers: At least a high school diploma or equivalent, Justice involvement

Effectiveness rating and effect by outcome domain

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Outcome domain Term Effectiveness rating Effect in 2024 dollars and percentages Effect in standard deviations Sample size
Increase earnings Short-term Little evidence to assess support favorable $1,057 per year 0.029 1304
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase employment Short-term Little evidence to assess support favorable 4% (in percentage points) 0.090 1304
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Decrease benefit receipt Short-term Cannot assess support
Long-term Cannot assess support
Very long-term Cannot assess support
Increase education and training All measurement periods Cannot assess support

Effectiveness ratings

  • Well- supported
  • Supported
  • Mixed support
  • Not supported
  • Insufficient evidence
  • Cannot assess support

Studies of this program

Study quality rating Study counts per rating
Moderate Moderate 1
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Implementation details

Organizations implementing program

Minnesota Department of Corrections

The information contained here reflects how the program was implemented at the time of the evaluation.

Local context

The providers and study sites were located statewide in Minnesota.

Characteristics of research participants
White
59%
Unknown, not reported, or other
41%

The race and ethnicity categories may sum to more than 100 percent if the authors reported race and ethnicity separately; in these cases, we report the category White, rather than White, not Hispanic.

State(s) where implemented

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