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Cost of Incarceration
It is estimated states spent a record $51.7 billion on corrections in fiscal year 2008 and incarcerating one inmate cost them, on average, $29,000 a year.
Literacy Rates
One in every 100 U.S. adults 16 and older is in prison or jail in America (about 2.3 million in 2006). About 43 percent do not have a high school diploma or equivalent and 56 percent have very low literacy skills.
Cost of Illiteracy
The estimated cost of illiteracy to taxpayers and businesses is $20 billion per year. 75% of Fortune 500 companies provide some level of remedial training for an estimated 8 million workers at an estimated cost of $300 million per year.
