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Education

Prison education encompasses a wide range of programs from basic literacy and vocational training to GED and college-level courses. While the U.S. has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world, studies have shown that those who participate in prison education programs have a higher chance of success after prison. These are stories about the impact of education on the cycle of incarceration as well as how prison education programs have made a difference in our writers’ lives.

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Posted inDispatch

I Spoke to a Classroom in Germany From My Maximum Security Prison

by Patrick Irving September 14, 2023September 8, 2023
Sign and entrance to SCI Chester in Chester, Pennsylvania
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

Returning to Prison — As a Teacher

by David L. Garlock September 3, 2023September 1, 2023
Valley State Prison Warden Matthew McVay with founder and Executive director of Freedom Reads Reginald Dwayne Betts in front of a bookcase filled with books
Posted inCollections

7 Stories From Incarcerated Writers About Education

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy August 30, 2023August 31, 2023
An empty classroom filled with desks and chairs
Posted inNews

Free Classes Offered to All Residents of Massachusetts Prisons

by Ryan M. Moser August 30, 2023August 28, 2023
Hudson Link graduates at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Posted inNews

In a NY Prison, a First of Its Kind College Graduation

by Reginald Stephen August 30, 2023August 28, 2023
Orange brick sign marking Folsom Lake College
Posted inPerspective

The Journey to Becoming a Better Dad Inside Prison

by Hollie Garrett June 18, 2023June 18, 2023
Diagram of financial investment trends with charts and stock numbers showing profits and losses over time dynamically
Posted inFeature

A Michigan Prison’s Investment Club Sees Dividends

by Christopher Dankovich June 7, 2023June 5, 2023
A microphone in the foreground with seating in the background
Posted inFrom Prison Newspapers

Lectures Offer ‘Bite-Sized’ Learning

by Daniel X. Cohen May 31, 2023May 26, 2023
Man looks out at future from top of staircase climbing out of an open book
Posted inPerspective

Within Four Walls, My World Has Expanded

by Shon Pernice March 17, 2023March 10, 2023
Pictogram representing conflict and debate via painted figures on cracked concrete.
Posted inPerspective

In Debate, I Found the Same Rush as a Street Fight

by Steven "Farooq" Quinlan March 15, 2023March 10, 2023

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