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Face-to-Face, Online, or Both?
Face-to-Face
General Type of Method
Experiential and immersive education
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Links
A State Will Require Civics Education in Prisons
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Captive Sample
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Listen/Watch as Spectator
Teaching/Instructing

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Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act, Illinois

Education programs in prisons are spread throughout the country, but Illinois will be the first to require civics classes – Credit: Elaine Thompson/AP Photo
May 28, 2025 Nadim Al Nakhl
October 21, 2019 Scott Fletcher Bowlsby
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both?
Face-to-Face
General Type of Method
Experiential and immersive education
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Links
A State Will Require Civics Education in Prisons
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Captive Sample
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Teaching/Instructing
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The Act makes Illinois the first state to require prisons to offer civics education classes that will be taught by incarcerated peer educators who have been trained by nonpartisan civics organizations. The curriculum will cover voting and how government works more generally.

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