Program Website:
Contacts: Kristenne M. Robison, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, Department Chair
319 S. Market St.
New Wilmington, PA 16172
[email protected]
724-946-6033
Program Description: We offer credit bearing courses (1-2 per year) to incarcerated women.
Degrees Offered: n/a
Unique Features:
Headquarters: Cambridge Springs, PA
Correctional Facilities Served: SCI-Cambridge Springs
Population Served: Women in a minimum-level facility
Number of Students: 125 have completed at least one course (87-1 course, 18-2 courses, 11-3 courses, 4-4courses, 3-5 courses, 2-7 courses)
Graduates to Date: n/a
Year Founded: 2011
Founders: Kristenne Robison and Katelyn Moga Gesing
College/University/Organization Partnerships: Westminster College
Funding: Each student pays $50 per class and we fundraise $50 per class per student as Westminster charges them $100 per class
Evaluation: We follow, for those who reenter, who comes back – so far zero have come back to state prison and we get student feedback