For many who end up in jail for an extended period of time, a second chance can be hard to come by, if it ever does. The ...

At the end of every class Shakur Collins ’26 took, he pushed in all the chairs and organized the filing cabinet holding the work of his classmates at the Center for Prison Education’s program in ...

Augustana College's Prison Education Program held its second annual commencement ceremony on Thursday, with 10 graduates ...

In the United States today, approximately 1.8 million people are behind bars, and less than 5 percent of them will complete a college degree, according to recent statistics. This leaves many grappling ...

Diplomas represent the culmination of years of hard work, perseverance, and commitment to education inside MacDougall–Walker Correctional Institution. Photo credit: Karen Pearson Zelda Roland, Ph.D., ...

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 ...

For 10 years, he lived behind bars at a maximum-security prison. Now, he’s preparing for a future he once never imagined.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Saint Mary announced Thursday it is the only U.S. institution to offer in-person higher education programming for those incarcerated at state, federal and military ...

This post was updated July 21 at 8:38 p.m. The Prison Education Program is allowing UCLA students to learn with incarcerated students by visiting local prisons through a new class. The PEP offers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...