This is a research paper describing the Prison University Project. The Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin State Prison, an accredited college program administered through Patten University, offers an associate's degree in liberal arts to prisoners with high school degrees or GEDs.

The campus scan is an examination of the policies and practices of campus units with which formerly incarcerated individuals are likely to have contact. This document seeks to better understand the obstacles and challenges formerly incarcerated people (FIP) may have in navigating campus, and where on campus they are likely to encounter resources, support, and points of encouragement.

This one-page document discusses how to measure success in prison higher education programs.

This resource discusses research on the importance on in-person instruction in prison higher education programs.

Guidelines prepared by EJP students to assist those with responsibility for representing students enrolled in higher educations programs in prison.

This resource highlights existing higher education programs in Illinois state prisons and uplifts the need for additional programs and supportive policies across the state.

This FAQ document describes higher education in prison in Illinois.

A compiled list of terms that replace oppressive institutional terminology with empowering and uplifting language.

Established in 2019, the Journal of Higher Education in Prison is the only open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes exclusively on topics and issues affecting the field of higher education in prison. Our goal is for the journal to serve as a tool to facilitate conversation on theory, praxis, and teaching and learning in prison.

This directory includes links to HEP program statistics by state, a map view of HEP program locations across the country, a directory of HEP programs across the country, data archives from previous years, a how-to guide on using the directory, and other relevant links and resources.

This webpage includes links to each HEP newsletter.

This communication plan is intended to help the Alliance's board and staff deliver timely, relevant, and engaging information to its members and the public. By delivering consistent and engaging communication, the Alliance hopes to inspire more people to join its collaborative and inclusive work. This plan is a living document that will change over time as the organization grows. The plan aligns public outreach activities with the goals, objectives, and key communication messages of the organization.

This strategic plan outlines the core projects that fall under each of the Alliance's focus areas—Building Community, Producing Knowledge, Supporting Quality Practice, Shaping Dialogue, and Ensuring Sustainability—and the impact the Alliance seeks to have in these areas.

This document consists of two types of pages:
1. Instructional pages like this one with a grey bar along the left margin explain how to use the toolkit, provide guidance about how to conduct a strategic planning process, and describe how the output of your process might look.
2. Worksheet pages provide space to write. The worksheet pages have page numbers in the bottom corner that correspond to the document’s pre-formatted table of contents. You can type your responses into the spaces provided in the PDF worksheet pages. When the PDF is completed electronically, you will have the option to save/print your completed plan (eliminating the instructional pages).

The overall purpose of NCHEP is to provide an annual opportunity for the higher education in prison community to gather and mobilize the talent, resources, and energy needed to expand access to quality higher education and academic reentry support services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people.

A sampling of academic studies and research articles about colleges and universities providing higher education for formerly incarcerated individuals and the range of considerations this work entails.

This Exit Report offers the full portrait and findings of the 2018 NCHEP conference experience.

The annual NCHEP Exit Report has become, since 2017, one of the primary ways in which the Alliance for Education in Prison reviews, assesses, and prepares the groundwork for planning the National Conference for Higher Education in Prison. The Exit Report additionally serves as an opportunity to reflect on the current state of the field of higher education in prison and to make observations about its future trajectory.

This report details the higher education in prison community’s experiences with its first-ever “virtual” conference, featuring daily presentations hosted online via Zoom March 1-5, 2021, and under the theme “Amplifying Access.” Since first hosting the annual conference in 2017, the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison has published an Exit Report as part of its reporting in the days and weeks following the annual National Conference on Higher Education in Prison. The annual Exit Report presents an opportunity for both reflecting on the state of the field of higher education in prison, and for making observations about where it might be heading.

The annual NCHEP Exit Report has evolved, since 2017, to serve as one of the primary ways in which the Alliance for Education in Prison reviews, assesses, and prepares the groundwork for planning the NCHEP. The Exit Report offers a recurring opportunity to reflect on the current state of the field of higher education in prison, and to make observations about the field’s future trajectory. It provides an important sense of history and context for the conference, while enabling a sense of accountability in planning as the field continues to evolve.