The report, which relies on data from the National Former Prisoner Survey, reveals that it’s nearly impossible for formerly incarcerated people to make up for lost time once their education has been replaced with a prison sentence. More than half of formerly incarcerated people cite a GED or high school diploma as their highest level of education, and a quarter “have no credential at all.”

Formerly incarcerated people without a high school diploma or GEDface unemployment rates 2 to 5 times higher than their peers. The numbers are even worse when talking about people of color. “Unemployment rates differ by race and gender, ranging from 25 percent for White men to 60 percent for Black women,” the report states.