College Inside

One of the country’s first incarcerated professors reflects on two years of freedom.

Some prison education programs are expanding their services to provide their alumni with a place to live alongside job assistance and other support.

More than two dozen states have expanded sentence credit laws in recent years. But a new study finds that poor technology and fragmented recordkeeping mean many incarcerated people don’t know what they’re owed — or whether they’ll get it.

This week’s issue of College Inside comes from our partner newsroom Wisconsin Watch, where Natalie Yahr reports on an incarcerated man’s push for more work release jobs.

Claire Rafford from our partner Mirror Indy writes about a program giving incarcerated men the tools they need to be emotionally supportive parents.

A new analysis from the Prison Policy Initiative finds that while education is supposed to help demonstrate readiness for release, parole boards often treat it as a box to check—or a reason to say no.

College Inside breaks down the numbers from a first-of-its kind report on higher education in Illinois prisons.

What formerly incarcerated people told us they wish they had known about navigating higher education and employment during reentry.