By Sari Horwitz and Ann E. Marimow Published March 30, 2016 via The Washington Post online President Obama commuted the sentences of 61 inmates Wednesday, part of his ongoing effort to give relief to prisoners who were harshly sentenced in the nation’s war on drugs. More than one-third of the inmates were serving life sentences. […]
Indiana Women’s Prison Higher Education Program
Program Website:N/A Contacts:Kelsey Kauffman;[email protected] Program Description:We have three levels: pre-college, college, post-college. As of Fall 2015, the college program is affiliated with and accredited by Holy Cross College. The post-college program is non-degree history program with faculty from many universities in Indiana and elsewhere. Degrees Offered:For the college program only: AA and BA Programs Offered:For […]
The costs of inequality: A goal of justice, a reality of unfairness by
The costs of inequality: A goal of justice, a reality of unfairness Current system produces huge prison population, lengthy sentences, but little proof of deterrence February 29, 2016 |Editor’s Pick By Colleen Walsh, Harvard Staff Writer Fifth in aserieson what Harvard scholars are doing to identify and understand inequality, in seeking solutions to one of […]
A College Education For Prisoners by NY Times Editorial Board
A College Education For Prisoners By: The Editorial Board, New York Times, 2.16.16 States are finally backing away from the draconian sentencing policies that swept the country at the end of the last century, driving up prison costs and sending too many people to jail for too long, often for nonviolent offenses. Many are now […]
Current Humans of New York Series: Incarceration
Started in 2010, the project aimed to take portraits of New Yorkers along with real captions from the subjects. HONY now has over ten million followers on social media, and provides a worldwide audience with daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City and around the world. Most recently, […]