A biweekly newsletter about the intersection of two major systems shaping our society: criminal justice and higher education. Written by Charlotte West, Open Campus staff reporter.
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.
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