Many of the programs President Donald Trump’s administration has eliminated or is considering cutting serve that exact demographics that formerly incarcerated people often fall into.
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A biweekly newsletter about the intersection of higher education and criminal justice. Written by Open Campus national reporter Charlotte West. Short on time? Here are the highlights: One Illinois man’s 18-year journey to get his GED Listen to the audio story over at WBEZ. Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was […]
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Solutions that come from inside prison walls
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Department of Education purge leaves incarcerated students in limbo
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