Tufts paused its prison reentry program and froze its bachelor’s degree pathway after a former participant reportedly opened fire off campus in May.
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From a prison ID to a faculty badge: Dell Pippins is still learning
After receiving clemency from the Illinois governor in 2023 to pursue his PhD, Dell Pippins is starting his fourth year as a doctoral student.
Q&A: Tanaine Jenkins on the “Second Sentence” and Building a Career After Prison
In a Q&A, College Inside spoke with Tanaine Jenkins about her path from incarceration to entrepreneurship and public advocacy.
Three takeaways from a new census on higher ed in prison
New research from the University of Utah shows how much the postsecondary-in-prison landscape has grown across the country.
Workforce Pell is here. Prison education is still waiting.
Workforce Pell officially took effect July 1. For prison education, though, the deadline has come and gone without much change.
From prison tablets to Cleveland kitchens
How a culinary training program in Ohio helps keep people from returning to prison.
The Magic of Gathering in Prison
From Magic cards to Dungeons & Dragons, games are bringing together people who might otherwise never sit together at the same table.
How lived experience meets academic knowledge in a prison classroom
A Q&A with historian Reiko Hillyer, whose class at an Oregon prison is the subject of a new documentary, Classroom 4.
A message of hope and activism from Sister Prejean
‘Dead Man Walking’ nun visits Depaul University, plus a new report on reentry and a look at ‘second chance’ bonds in Wisconsin.
For those with a record, ‘checking the box’ can be a barrier to education
Some prospective Illinois graduate students say this shuts the door to education before they’ve even been considered on their merit.