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Feature June 8, 2018
The Hardest Lesson on Tier 2C
Can a violent adult jail teach kids to love school?
By Eli Hager
Life Inside June 7, 2018
The Inside Story of a Legendary Prison Debate Team
Our victories over college students weren’t just for us—they were for incarcerated people everywhere.
By Daniel S. Throop
Life Inside May 24, 2018
I Followed My Mom to Prison and to a Degree
“This is the path my life had to take so I could be strong.”
By Arielle Pierre, as told to Nicole Lewis
Life Inside April 5, 2018
Finding College by Way of Prison
“Taking classes helped me forget that I wasn’t free.”
By Marcus Lilly, as told to Nicole Lewis
News March 28, 2018
The Uncertain Fate of College in Prison
Obama revived Pell grants for prisoners, but the program faces a cloudy future.
By Nicole Lewis
Commentary September 21, 2017
Making Sense of Senseless Violence
A Harvard sociologist on a recent story from The Marshall Project and the ways violence begets more violence.
By Bruce Western
Commentary September 14, 2017
The Taxpayers and Michelle Jones
How her prison education saved us a million bucks
By Bill Keller
Feature September 13, 2017
From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones
In prison for 20 years, Michelle was chosen for Harvard's elite graduate history program. Then she was unchosen.
By Eli Hager
News July 27, 2017
Can Sex Sell Peace?
An adman thinks it can help.
By Justin George
News May 31, 2017
What Are Inmates Learning in Prison? Not Much.
A new survey of 2,000 federal prisoners reveals big gaps in teaching reentry skills.
By Justin George
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