Thomas sees education as key to self-betterment. It was a book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, a Brazilian ...

When Andy’s Law, HB 338, is acted on in the Ohio Senate, legislators can and should remove the provisions that eliminate ...

Continuing an effort that was set into motion years ago, a team of researchers at the University of Utah was awarded $8 ...

Several hundred inmates in Ohio’s high security prisons would lose access to Sinclair Community College’s educational offerings if a GOP prison reform bill makes it way into law, and many more of the ...

The University of Utah last week launched the first national center for prison education research after receiving an $8 ...

My first exposure to prison education was in 2010, when I participated in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program as an undergraduate at The Ohio State University. Each week, I sat beside incarcerated ...

Often denied access to the books and materials they need, incarcerated students rely on mutual aid to succeed.

Few states offer inmates the opportunity to earn a college degree. May 27, 2013— -- Right now, taxpayers spend up to $70 billion each year to house the nation's two to three million prisoners.

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, ...

William Peeples spent 13 years on death row before having his sentence commuted in 2003 to life without parole. Since joining the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Peeples has had the chance to ...

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 ...