As the national organization for higher education in prison in the United States, we at the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison feel it our responsibility to challenge the framing and conclusions ...

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is on the right track in working to increase inmates’ future job prospects and reduce recidivism by offering them the opportunity to take classes while locked up. A ...

In 2023, Congress reinstated use of Pell Grants for students in prison, expanding their access to higher education. One of the stipulations was that colleges would provide them with the same access to ...

SUNY is expanding its Higher Education in Prison program. The program is currently offered at 24 correctional facilities. SUNY says it will expand to 29 facilities starting in fall 2026. MORE: SUNY ...

Michigan leaders in prison education met to discuss strategies for expanding post-secondary education within the state’s prison system at a conference where officials highlighted significant growth ...

For every person enrolled in higher education at Illinois prisons, someone else is waiting for their turn, according to new state data that reveals a system where access to college depends largely on ...

Vermont's program offering community college classes to prison inmates and staff has the highest participation rate in the ...

In one of Idaho’s nine prisons, an incarcerated person can choose to pursue their GED, take classes in finance or gardening, pursue trade certificates in fields like construction, or even learn how to ...