Prison Education

Life Inside October 18

The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison

“I didn’t have a way to communicate. And they basically just flipped me the bird.”

By Jeremy Woody as told to Christie Thompson

Feature June 8

The Hardest Lesson on Tier 2C

Can a violent adult jail teach kids to love school?

By Eli Hager

Life Inside April 5

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

The Uncertain Fate of College in Prison

Obama revived Pell grants for prisoners, but the program faces a cloudy future.

By Nicole Lewis

Life Inside December 14, 2017

My Do-It-Yourself Language Immersion, Prison-Style

Where the culture was Hispanic, ‘Me llamo Morgan’ got me started.

By Morgan Godvin

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

Feature September 14, 2016

The Obstacle Course

Applicants said the country's largest state university system discriminated against former prison inmates. Now, the schools have decided to 'ban the box'.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Life Inside February 12, 2016

What It’s Like to Be a Hacker in Prison

Finding refuge in old media.

By Stephen Watt

Quiz September 30, 2015

Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Prison Censor?

Test yourself against the pros.

By Bill Keller

News July 30, 2015

Obama Is Reinstating Pell Grants for Prisoners

But will politics eventually trump cost and data?

By Beth Schwartzapfel