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Unlocking Education, Uncovering Second Chances

Through a Second Chance Pell Grant pilot, Carai is overcoming his past and mapping a bright new future.

By Maria Mallory White
July 21, 2020
education | Pell grants
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What’s It Like to Advocate for Justice Reform? (Video)

Are you interested in advocacy or on the fence about getting involved in justice reform? See what happened when a husband and wife experienced their first Congressional meetings to lobby for change.

By Grayson Pope
December 12, 2019
education | Pell grants | The Justice Declaration
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Did You Know Most Prisoners Are Barred from Higher Education? Here’s Why That’s a Problem.

Access to Pell Grants can’t change a prisoner’s release date, but it can dramatically change the outcomes for the person and for society. By restoring investment in education behind bars through Pell Grants, we can tap into the God-given potential of people who, despite their choices in the past, can make significant contributions to their families, communities, and future employers.

By Grayson Pope
August 29, 2019
education | Higher Education Act | Pell grants
Pell Grants for Prisoners
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Pell Grants for Prisoners: Why Education Is Important for Restoration

Should prisoners be eligible for federal Pell grants?

By Emily Harris Greene
May 21, 2019
education | Pell grants
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Educators: Key Players in the Lives of Prisoners’ Kids

Guest blogger Bethany McIlrath shares how teachers can influence at-risk children of the incarcerated for the better.

By Bethany McIlrath
August 28, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | education | Families of Incarcerated | Family | Family Ministry
Humanizing Prisoners, One Book at a Time - feature
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Humanizing Prisoners, One Book at a Time

There is a transformative power in good literature. A book can transport us to faraway places and introduce us to characters from different times and eras. It can rouse the emotions, challenge perceptions, and engage the mind in ways that few things can.

By Steve Rempe
October 12, 2016
Dartmouth | education | In Prison | Literature | massachusetts | Quartz | Rand Corporation | Reading | recidivism | Reentry | UMass
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Solving the Recidivism Puzzle

There is little debate remaining that the United States has a significant problem with the recidivism of former prisoners. Department of Justice statistics show that one-third of released prisoners are rearrested in their first year outside prison walls. Within three years, that number jumps to 50 percent, and then to 75 percent over five years.

By Steve Rempe
June 23, 2016
Angel Tree | education | Evangelism | Family | recidivism | Reentry | Second Prison | Second Prison Project
Educating Juveniles Behind Bars
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Educating Juveniles Behind Bars

Although the number of children in detention centers has dramatically decreased over the past 15 years, there are still an estimated 55,000 juveniles behind bars. Regardless of whether they have committed a crime, they have the right to an education that must be provided for while in the detention center.

By Breanna Atkinson
June 9, 2016
Creating a Constructive Prison Culture | education | Juvenile Justice | The Atlantic
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Providing an Education for Ex-Prisoners

Daniel Geiter spent much of his young adult years in and out of correctional facilities in and around Chicago. Between his adolescent years and the age of 25, Geiter estimates that he was incarcerated in excess of 20 times.

It was during one of these prison stays that Geiter concluded that things needed to change.

By Steve Rempe
March 31, 2016
Chicago | Daniel Geiter | education | Illinois | Second Prison Project | Ward College
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The New Normless

The following post originally appeared aired as a BreakPoint commentary on March 17.

During a recent visit to Swarthmore College, political scientist Robert Putnam of Harvard asked everyone in the room whose parents had graduated from college to raise their hands.

By Eric Metaxas
March 17, 2015
Chuck Colson | College | David Brooks | education | Eric Metaxas | Relativism | Robert Putnam
Frequently Asked Questions About Prison

To help volunteers understand more about the prison environment, we’ve prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about prison.

By Steve Rempe
May 1, 2014
Administrative Segregation | education | FAQs | jail | jobs | medical care | Prison | Prison Culture | protective custody

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