The benefits of college programs in prisons are well documented. Research shows that postsecondary programs can reduce recidivism while improving morale and safety in facilities and increasing ...

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 ...

Many educators found workarounds now that they can no longer enter the prisons. But they fear the coronavirus could undermine a critical component: teaching in person. When coronavirus kept college ...

There is a misconception that after a person leaves the prison system and has “served their time,” they can quickly reassimilate into their former life and pick up where they left off. The reality, ...

Harry Harrington beamed with pride after being named the most “persistent and dedicated” student in his graduating class. The barbed wire and tall gates define his past as an incarcerated prisoner, ...

A prison corridor in Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. (File) Alabama’s two prison education programs do well in providing staff, services and gender equity, according to a report published last ...

Christie Luther recalled that moment washing hair when she knew she wanted to start a cosmetology school at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud, Oklahoma. Her professional license gave a ...

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IONIA COUNTY, MI -- A culture change is happening behind the tall fences and razor-ribbon wire surrounding Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility. On the exterior, the all-male, medium security ...

In a bright yellow library behind the barbed wire gates at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Middle Tennessee, Willetta Grady, the prison librarian, shows off a row of popular books. The ...

Peter Merts, 72, has captured California's prison arts programs for the past 15 years. Merts wants his audience to see the "humanness" of incarcerated people and the art they create. He also told ...