I t took Alexa Garza the better part of her 20-year prison sentence to complete a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Had she been incarcerated in a men’s prison, she says, she would have ...

This program provides incarcerated students in Connecticut with a strong liberal arts curriculum that allows for exploration in a wide variety of disciplines and interests, with the ability to ...

The struggles of prisoners illustrate flaws in Nebraska’s prison education system despite some recent successes. Getting a post-secondary education while incarcerated is challenging, confusing and ...

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I should be a doctor by now. I completed my associate’s degree in 2016, and, after taking a year off to weave an economic safety net of vocational training, I enrolled in a bachelor’s program in the ...

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The incarcerated women looked eager as they gathered outside the building where they would attend a course on Black feminism. The class of 11 convened last month in a room at the ...

Throughout an election cycle where both presidential candidates campaigned as being “tough on crime,” a plan for criminal justice reform has been taking shape in Connecticut. Incarcerated students ...

Federal grants are rebooting higher education behind bars, but the benefits aren't evenly distributed to all of the incarcerated. On a lower level of the Wynne Unit, a state prison in Huntsville, ...