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

The University of Saint Mary announced Thursday it is the only U.S. institution offering in-person education programming for those incarcerated at state, federal and military correctional facilities.

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 ...

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 ...

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., ...

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 ...

Prison education programs offer a substantial return on investment by reducing recidivism and increasing employment rates among former inmates. Key policy recommendations include automatic enrollment ...

The Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP), the state’s largest higher education program for people who are incarcerated, will expand to offer college classes to women at the Massachusetts ...

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 ...

Roughly one in four inmates in Virginia are waiting to enroll in prison education programs — a backlog that state officials say could hinder rehabilitation and reduce chances of success after release.