Bowie State University and Maryland's Department of Public Safety partner to empower incarcerated students through education and unity during Black History Month.

Edgar Bowser, who received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Boston University’s Prison Education Program, is up for parole for the fifth time for killing a police officer in 1975 when he was 16.

Diplomas represent the culmination of years of hard work, perseverance, and commitment to education inside MacDougall–Walker Correctional Institution. Photo credit: Karen Pearson Zelda Roland, Ph.D., ...

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 ...

After being arrested for an unlawful altercation, Darnell Epps ’21 and his brother Darryl served 17-and-a-half years in prison. They had “little reason to be optimistic,” they told the Cornell ...

Wayne State University's new Prison Education Program launches this fall at the Macomb Correctional Facility, making the Detroit university the newest member of the Michigan Consortium for Higher ...

The Northern Nevada Correctional Center will host a graduation ceremony on June 10 at 10 a.m. to honor incarcerated students who have transformed their lives through education. The event celebrates ...

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 ...

The Cornell Prison Education Program, currently serving over 200 incarcerated individuals, recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to grow enrollment and expand ...

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Southeastern Community College (SCC) has received recognition for its participation and accomplishments in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction’s Vocational ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Incarcerated women at MCI-Framingham are expected to gain access to college-level courses starting in January, as Boston College ...

Tennessee houses approximately 22,000 individuals in its prison system, and each year thousands are released to reintegrate into society. But while Tennessee has made strides in reducing its ...