Chief The University System of Maryland received a four-year grant of $4.1 million for prison education programs in late October. The grant will support the opening ...

Thirty-nine incarcerated students in the Augustana Prison Education Program [APEP] are pursuing their undergraduate degrees ...

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 ...

Prison education programs offer a substantial return on investment by reducing recidivism and increasing employment rates among former inmates. Key policy recommendations include automatic enrollment ...

Loyola University New Orleans has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to offer Pell Grants to students enrolled in its Prison Education Program at B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, ...

The Hope-Western Prison Education Program will hold its first Commencement on Wednesday, June 25, celebrating the graduation of nine men who have earned degrees while incarcerated at Muskegon ...

With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated individuals in 2023, more colleges have launched or restarted prison education programs. Wayne State University in Michigan will join ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program, already the largest higher education prison program in the state, is expanding to serve women incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in ...

Piedmont Virginia Community College has received official approval from the U.S. Department of Education to operate as a recognized Prison Education Program Institution. The final approval marks the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On Christmas Day last year, Andrew Lansing, an officer at Chillicothe’s Ross Correctional Institution, was assaulted and killed by inmate Rashawn Cannon. Now, Andy’s Law, a ...

Wayne State University's new Prison Education Program launches this fall at the Macomb Correctional Facility, making the Detroit university the newest member of the Michigan Consortium for Higher ...