Episode 113: Peter Hull on a jail-based education program called IGNITE

Peter Hull talks about the effects of a jail-based education program called IGNITE.

“'Something Works' in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program” by Marcella Alsan, Arkey Barnett, Peter Hull, and Crystal Yang.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “What Works? Questions and Answers about Prison Reform” by Robert Martinson.

• “Incarceration, Recidivism, and Employment” by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, and Magne Mogstad.

• “Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack.