Close to 200 people are expected to start the Prison Education Program, known as PEP, at three prisons across the state this August, signifying growth for a program that aims to give second chances to ...

Throughout an election cycle where both presidential candidates campaigned as being “tough on crime,” a plan for criminal justice reform has been taking shape in Connecticut. Incarcerated students ...

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

A group of incarcerated women in Massachusetts will soon get a chance to further their education and earn credits towards a ...

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 ...

With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated individuals in 2023, more colleges have launched or restarted prison education programs. Wayne State University in Michigan will join ...

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Loyola University New Orleans has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to offer Pell Grants to students enrolled in its Prison Education Program at B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, ...

The Hope-Western Prison Education Program will hold its first Commencement on Wednesday, June 25, celebrating the graduation of nine men who have earned degrees while incarcerated at Muskegon ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program, already the largest higher education prison program in the state, is expanding to serve women incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in ...