CI at a Glance
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During the 2007-2008 academic year, 286 students enrolled in 36 colleges and universities (primarily CUNY): |
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74%
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Have a GED (primarily earned in prison)
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26%
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Graduated from high school
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42%
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First-time freshmen
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77%
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Male
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23%
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Female
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35
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Average age
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65%
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Enrolled part-time
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35%
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Enrolled full-time
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46%
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Attend community colleges
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44%
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Attend senior colleges
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10%
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Attend graduate programs
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44%
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CI Students achieved over a 3.0 GPA (Fall 2007)
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Ethnicity: |
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51%
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Black Male
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16% | Black Female | |
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20%
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Latino Male
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4% | Latina Female | |
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5%
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White Male
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3% | White Female | |
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1%
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Asian Male
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College Prep participants 2007-08: 50 pre-college students
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The average CI student has been incarcerated 7.2 years
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CI student criminal justice involvement
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Parole:
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81% | No remaining involvement: 12% |
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Probation:
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5% | |||
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ATI:
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2% | |||
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During the past five years:
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5500
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Letters written to incarcerated individuals in 110 federal & state prisons/jails | |
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1232
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Participated in College Initiative Orientation Sessions | |
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498
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Have enrolled in college for at least one semester | |
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37
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CI students earned degrees from 21 Colleges/Universities | |
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59%
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Earned degrees in a public service-oriented area | |
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Recidivism: 3.2%
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1.8%
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Parole violations | |
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1.4%
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New commitments | |
