We are working collaboratively to advance the field of higher education in prison by supporting practitioners and students, producing reliable data and research, and communicating the need, importance, and value of quality higher education in prison.
We provide space for the higher education in prison community to convene and collaborate, share resources and information, enhance programming, while also creating a forum for discussion, problem solving, and exchange of ideas.
We are challenging stereotypes and stigmas surrounding people who are currently and formerly incarcerated, including shifting away from polarizing and/or oppressive language. See our language guidelines for more information.
We are producing reports, resources, and toolkits and providing technical assistance to programs seeking to launch, expand, or enhance the quality of a program offering in-prison higher education.
We are generating reliable data and metrics that are vital to demonstrating the need, value and importance of quality higher education in prison programming.
We are working to frame the most significant issues in the field and to partner with funders to support the current sustainability of programs throughout the country, while simultaneously working toward the abolition of prisons.