Incarcerated students in Illinois challenge the concept of rehabilitation.
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Illinois weighs opening state financial aid to students in prison
Legislation reintroduced in the Illinois General Assembly this session could expand access to prison education by restoring state financial aid for incarcerated students.
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A prison classroom 3,000 miles away from home
Windward Community College is expanding its Hawaiian Studies degree to a private prison in Arizona that houses incarcerated men from Hawai‘i.
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Windward Community College expands Hawaiian Studies to Arizona prison
Windward Community College is expanding its associate’s degree program in Hawaiian Studies to serve men incarcerated nearly 3,000 miles away at a private prison in Eloy, Arizona.
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Rikers is closing, but the need for education remains
New York City intends to replace the Rikers Island jail complex with four borough-based jails by 2027. Educators teaching there say there will be an urgent need for education until the very last day Rikers remains open.
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The challenges of jail education
Educators say there will be an urgent need for education until the very last day Rikers remains open.
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Illinois settles two lawsuits linked to prison education programs
The Illinois Department of Corrections has settled two federal civil rights lawsuits filed by people in prison who say their First Amendment rights were violated.
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Education was supposed to keep me out of prison. Instead, it brought me back.
A recently released college student shares why he returned to prison to graduate.
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The unlikely friendship between a pre-med student and a man serving life without parole
A life-changing relationship demonstrates the ripple effects that prison education programs can have on college campuses.
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Connecting with culture in prison
An Indigenous literature class at an Oregon prison helps incarcerated women explore identity.