“Education,” the 17-year-old writes, “is what saved me in desperate times.”
Higher Ed in Prisons
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A surprising barrier to college for Florida’s prison population
Being locked up in a Florida prison doesn’t make someone a Florida resident. And out-of-state tuition usually puts college out of reach.
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First Person: Why college matters for people serving extreme sentences
“I needed a path to redemption in the eyes of my mother, my sons, and society that didn’t involve going home,” Rahsaan “New York” Thomas says. “I came up with becoming a writer because my voice was the one part of me that was still free.”
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First Person: ‘Eventually luck got a hold of me’
Even after the government gave up on college for prisoners, many private funders did not, Tomas Keen writes. They still play an indispensable role in filling the gaps.
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Complexities, rules, and the power of self-discovery
Nigel Poor, a co-founder of the Ear Hustle podcast, talks about what she’s learned by teaching in prison.