College Inside breaks down the numbers from a first-of-its kind report on higher education in Illinois prisons.
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Four takeaways from our survey on college and career after prison
What formerly incarcerated people told us they wish they had known about navigating higher education and employment during reentry.
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“AmeriCorps gave me a bridge back to society. Then Trump cut the funding.”
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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First person: “AmeriCorps gave me a bridge back to society. Then Trump cut the funding.”
Cuts to Americorps funding hit formerly incarcerated volunteers especially hard.
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Students find belonging in a Michigan prison
A biweekly newsletter about the future of postsecondary education in prisons. Written by Open Campus national reporter Charlotte West.
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Students find belonging in a Michigan prison
Artist Alvin Smith worked together with his fellow students in the Hope-Western Prison Education Program to put together this series of reflections on what it meant to see the college community embracing its students upon release.
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A look (and listen) inside the dreaded prison education waitlist
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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Educating the campus and community about life after prison
A biweekly newsletter about the intersection of higher education and criminal justice. Written by Open Campus national reporter Charlotte West. Short on time? Here what you need to know: How San Francisco State is educating its students — and the community — about life after prison When Joseph Close got out of prison earlier this […]
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How San Francisco State is educating its students — and the community — about life after prison
A reentry simulation at San Francisco State University was designed to educate the campus and community about the challenges people face when rebuilding their lives after prison.
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Lost boys, trapped men, and the role of lifers in prison education
The second part of a Q&A with Erik Maloney, a lifer in Arizona, and Kevin Wright, a criminal justice professor at Arizona State University, about Imprisoned Minds.