State of Women's Incarceration Forum
Date: May 17, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: University of Southern Maine (USM), Portland, Maine
More information and registration to follow.
Breaking Barriers: Bridging Worlds in Prison Education and Student Advising
Hey, Everybody!
I want to take this week's post as an opportunity to uplift my girl, Brittany LaMarr! Brittany is a formerly incarcerated prison education advocate, works with the National Prison Debate League (and was instrumental in making arrangements for the establishment and launch of the MCC Women's Debate team, along with NPDL Director Daniel Throop).
What does Education in Action look like in practice? Since its inception, the U.S. prison system has functioned to separate people from their families, communities, and the people they harmed. The system has also functioned to prevent people who have caused harm from engaging in any meaningful reparative action.
Check out the new job postings on the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison Job Board - https://www.higheredinprison.org/job-board
So proud of my Justice Think Tank colleagues Linda Small and Chandler Dugal for their op-ed piece that was published in The Bangor Daily News! Their cowritten article centers on the prong of our Criminal Code group's work that researched record sealing and expungement for formerly incarcerated people and proposed an implementation strategy for the State of Maine!
If you haven't checked them out lately, take a moment to see what's new on the Alliance's Job Board and Community Events page!
- Job Board - https://www.higheredinprison.org/job-board
- Community Events - https://www.higheredinprison.org/community-events
This news article focuses on the experiences of Lyle C. May, a prison journalist in North Carolina. Lyle writes about how gaining access to education on death row gave him the tools to fight back against policies that restricted that access.
When you have a moment, check out the Community Events page at the Alliance! There are three really interesting events going on THIS WEEK! https://www.higheredinprison.org/community-events
A biweekly newsletter about the future of postsecondary education in prisons. Written by Open Campus staff reporter Charlotte West.
