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The Journal of Higher Education in Prison (est. 2019) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes exclusively on topics and issues relevant to the field of higher education in prison. The Inaugural Volume contains two types of submissions: Contemporary Perspective Essays and Articles, contributed by advocates, practitiones, students, teachers and researchers in the field.
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced it will expand the Second Chance Pell experiment for the 2022-2023 award year.
BAZAAR in partnership with PEN America's Prison Writing Program, the women reflect on finding community behind bars, seeking refuge in the arts, and the liberating power of language.
The Alliance for Higher Education in Prison maintains the most comprehensive resource in the United States for people seeking information about national college in prison programs. The National Directory was launched in 2020.
Seats at the Table is the film portrait of Andrew Kaufman’s University of Virginia Books Behind Bars class which brings together university students with residents of a juvenile correctional center through the study of Russian literature.
Higheredinprison.org features a Community Events Calendar that contains current events happening in the higher education in prison community. Look for events from the Alliance for Higher Education and events hosted by the higher education in prison community.
The Alliance's COVID-19 Action page contains materials and resources created by/for or that are meaningful for higher education in prison programs from across the United States.
In "Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Through an Equity Lens", The Education Trust outlines how to shift the focus away from “fixing kids” and toward addressing adult beliefs and mindsets as well as school and district policies to create an equitable learning environment.
People in prison have often been relegated to “better than nothing” education, writes Tanya Erzen, and the inequities could become more prevalent during the pandemic.
Having a parent in prison is an adverse childhood experience, a childhood trauma that can lead to poor health and wellbeing as an adult. Yet, these children can thrive if they build resilience.
College Behind Bars (originally on PBS) is now streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime and can be sent to your program.
