According to the Sentencing Project, as a result of new laws, tougher penalties, and “barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women,” since the 1980s, incarceration rates for women and girls have increased sevenfold. However, access to vocational and educational programs that assist incarcerated people and their families in living sustainable lives post incarceration hasn’t kept pace. On Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 3pmPT/6pmET The Petey Greene Program invites you to a conversation among formerly incarcerated women and education administrators to understand why and learn how we can advocate for greater educational access for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.