Congratulations to the 2024 Fellowship for Leaders in Higher Education in Prison cohort. This fellowship, developed with Rockwood Leadership Institute, will bring together justice-impacted leaders to expand leadership capabilities, deepen relationships across the sector, and thoughtfully collaborate to further advance the #HigherEdinPrison field.
Congratulations to the 2024 Leaders in Higher Education in Prison Fellows! https://lnkd.in/gHK6K9Kf
Dual Program Manager | New Leaders Council Fellow 24' | Mujeres de HACE Participant 24'
I highly recommend Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy if you’re interested in learning more about the U.S carceral state and prison reform. Check out my full review below (spoilers included): https://lnkd.in/gT4j-4Zr #massincarceration #prisonreform
Criminologist | Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree at Wrexham University
Prison education should also be reflective of/ comparable to education outside prison, and should offer the same quality and opportunities that students receive in colleges and universities. One way to achieve this is for prisons to diversify their portfolios by linking in with outside stakeholders and educational providers. In doing so, prison learners can experience the wide range of educational opportunities and realise their potential. #prison #education #learning
Independent consultant, researcher and writer on drugs and crime at RussellWebster.com
Getting prison education right Jon Collins of Prisoners' Education Trust sets out ten recommendations for getting prison education right. https://lnkd.in/e2WDaNSw
Managing Director at Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center | Peacebuilder | Collaborator | Mentor
Thanks Shai Tamari for contributing a post to our center's blog. Important topic.
A short blog entry about my time teaching in prison last fall.
The decisions taken on prison education in the next few months will have significant long-term implications. The 10 recommendations we have set out in our new briefing provide a route to put prison education on the road to recovery.
No child should ever grow up in a prison cell. Children belong in schools and playgrounds, and need to be supported to learn from their mistakes, not locked in cages. Yet the current minimum age of criminal responsibility in the majority of Australian jurisdictions is just 10 years of age, which means that primary-school-aged children can be arrested, handcuffed, hauled before the courts and locked away in prison cells. The Victorian government spent millions of dollars building a new youth prison, and there are moves to build more youth prisons across the country. Imagine if rather than investing in locking up our children, we invested in caring for them instead? That is what would make our communities safer and give every child the best chance at a brighter future.
Completing the FAFSA From Prison: A How-To Guide. https://lnkd.in/gjJxQpcS
Politics in the Pub: Our Prison System is this Tuesday. Having the morning off, I thought I'd share my thoughts on this event. I'm a little embarrassed that it took so long to cover the prison system. Rob and I usually select our topics based on three factors: 1. Audience requests, 2. Timeliness, 3. Special interest (Rob's a greeny and I'm a sociologist). And yet, the topic still took us five years to get to. Why is that? There are countless topics to cover - we get so many requests from people who think their topic is the MOST important, the ONLY one, and so the couple of requests to cover prisons over the last five years kept getting pushed down line. And yet I can only imagine how important this topic is for those impacted by the prison system. To worry about the safety a loved one in prison... To not know what life will be like when you go in or come out the other side, other than likely very hard indeed. Last year I recieved an email from Kimberely, who occasionally attends Politics in the Pub and also happens to be one of my sociology students from years ago. Kimberely requested that we cover prisons and gracefully waited the many months for us to complete the other topics we'd committed to (thanks Kimba!). Kimberely will be speaking at tomorrow's event, alongside Mervyn Eades (CEO of the Ngalla Maya Aboriginal Corporation) and Lorraine Pryor (Founder of Voice of Hope). What a lineup! This is an opportunity for people who know next to nothing about our prison system to hear from genuine experts. It's also an opportunity for those who know plenty, but rarely have the chance to chat about it, to come and share with community. I'm really excited for this one... and (as the MC) a little nervous. Please consider coming along. See you at the Local! https://lnkd.in/gNjRGi-5
On April 10, Dr. Brooke Wheeler spoke about the power of education in prisons at the Joint Reentry Council meeting in North Carolina. The council will meet again on May 16 to continue this critical conversation beyond #SecondChanceMonth, as they work to further reduce recidivism through education and support for people returning home from jail or prison. For more information, read the full article: https://lnkd.in/efhxxXdP #ReentryMatters #SCA15YearsStrong #SCA15
Completing the FAFSA From Prison: A How-To Guide. https://lnkd.in/gjJxQpcS
