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"An extreme example of decline in educational investment is in Oregon,"
says co-author Paul Barton.

-- In 2000, almost 3. But a minimum of a high
school education is required for support of self or family, and the
criminal justice system has a responsibility to best serve society."
Prior to joining Pyramid, Wright was CFO for Prism Venture
Partners, a private equity venture capital fund. He formerly was CFO
of Leggat McCall Retirement Properties, a senior housing project owner
operator.

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"Despite a growing need to prepare prisoners for life outside bars, as well
as to protect citizens from harm and to reduce costs associated with
incarceration, the investment in prison education has fallen , decade by
decade," Coley says. He
held increasingly important positions, including division controller ,
director of strategic projects and planning and director of corporate
development.

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by Richard J.

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"Poorly trained and poorly educated ex-prisoners returning to society have
three strikes against them," says study author Richard Coley.ets.

Copies of the report can be downloaded free-of-charge from
www. He received a BSBA from Babson College and holds a
Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School.pyramidadvisors.

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Coley and Paul E.9 million adults were on probation, in jail, or on parole,
an overall increase of 274 percent since 1980.
A former Certified Public Accountant, he also is an attorney and
member of the Massachusetts Bar Association .

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"Learning is tough work,
particularly for those who have not been encouraged to treat it as a
priority or who have developed an aversion to it.

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Coley and Barton
describe this as a "formula for disaster.
Rates for American Indian and Hispanic juveniles were also higher than the
rate for all groups combined.ets.

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S. "In 1980, an inmate then could learn a vocation
or pursue a variety of academic subjects."

"The trend toward punishment and toughness need not serve as an impediment
to education and training efforts," says Barton.

"What better ways to do this than to ensure the self-sufficiency of
ex-prisoners and to help break the cycle of crime in prisoners' families?"
Coley concludes.

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PRESS RELEASE Exploding Prison Population and Declining Education and Training Programs Creating 'Perfect Storm' for Society

It was formerly used as a military stockade and later as a maximum security prison .

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Black males in this age group
without a high school diploma are about as likely to be in prison as
employed.6 million parents were either in prison or on
parole, and about 1.com

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"Pyramid is entering a major growth phase," said Richard Kelleher,
Pyramid's chief executive officer.

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That is the finding detailed in the report "Locked Up and Locked Out: An
Educational Perspective on the U. Strike two, employers want
employees with steady, successful job experiences , which most ex-prisoners
don't have. These days, the 2,000-inmate
Oregon State Penitentiary has not one teacher on its staff. "No matter where people stand on whether sentences should be
longer or what they think about the three-strikes-and-you're-out approach,
no one can deny the problem of ignoring the educational needs of prisoners
and what it will mean -- to them and to society -- in the future.

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As a result, they
are unable to support themselves or their families.

"The tide has been turning for decades toward punitive measures, and the
downward trend in prison education and training has been a steep one,"
writes Coley.

Pyramid Advisors Names Daniel Wright Chief Financial Officer

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BOSTON----Pyramid Advisors LLC
(Pyramid), a Boston-based hotel development, management and ownership
firm, today announced that Daniel C.

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He is a member of the
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a board
member of the Walker Home and School, a non-profit facility for
troubled children.

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Pyramid Advisors LLC, founded in 1999 , is a full-service hotel
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He will oversee the company's finance and
accounting functions and play a key role in acquisitions and
development. For more information about Pyramid
Advisors LLC, visit the company's website, www.

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-- Black juveniles were more than four times as likely as White juveniles
to be in custody, and more than seven times as likely as Asian juveniles.

-- Overall, Black and Hispanic state prison inmates had much lower levels
of educational attainment than White inmates: 53 percent of Hispanic and 44
percent of Black inmates had not graduated from high school or earned a
GED, compared to 27 percent of White inmates.org/research/pic

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Troubling Findings

-- In 2003, 6.

-- Since 1985, incarcerations increased the most in federal prison, 373
percent; followed by local jails, 178 percent; and state prisons, 175
percent. His hospitality experience includes nearly 14 years with
Sheraton Corporation, beginning as head of the audit department.

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A new study released by ETS today says that
prison education programs reduce recidivism, save money , and benefit
society. Barton of ETS's Policy Information Center,
warns that ever-larger numbers of ex-prisoners are returning to their
communities poorly prepared to re-enter the workforce.

-- In 2004, the incarceration rate for Black 25- to 29-year-old males was
13 percent, compared with 2 percent of the White and 4 percent of the
Hispanic male populations in that age group .

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Prison Population.5 million children had parents who were incarcerated in
state or federal prisons . Wright has joined the company as
chief financial officer. "Dan brings more than 25 years of
senior financial and real estate transaction experiences in the
hospitality and real estate industries and also private equity and
will play a key role in our future growth.

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Yet declining support for such programs results in the 600,000
ex-offenders returning to the community each year being as locked out of
the labor market as they were locked up in prison. "Strike one,
ex-inmates aren't trusted by many employers. Strike three, many jobs are off limits to ex-prisoners. Additional
information is available at www.