Why Higher Education in Prison?

admin | September 28, 2009

Research is clear. College-in-prison programs reduce arrest, conviction, and reincarceration rates among released prisoners. Evidence has also linked the presence of college-in-prison programs to fewer disciplinary incidents within prison, finding that such programs produce safer environments for prisoners and staff alike. College-prison programs also have benefits for inmates’ families and, hence, their communities. The [...]

Advisory Board

admin | September 3, 2009

Jorge Chapa, Director, Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
Violet Harris, Associate Director, College of Education
Rob Scott, PhD Candidate, Education Policy Studies
Rebecca Ginsburg, Director, EJP
William Sullivan, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Dede Ruggles, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
James Kilgore, Research Associate, Center for African Studies
Julian Rappaport, Profesor Emeritus, Department of Psychology

Other Ways You Can Become Involved

admin | September 1, 2009

We welcome your interest, whether you’d like to serve on one of EJP’s committees, volunteer as a tutor, teach a class in prison, or support our work with a donation. Please click on “Contact EJP” at the top of this page and fill out the form. Someone will contact you.