With support from the Ascendium Education Group and the Ichigo Foundation, Jobs for the Future’s Center for Justice & Economic Advancement is excited to launch the Normalizing Education Collective (The Collective), a year-long community of practice designed to support non-profit postsecondary institutions nationwide as they explore building or expanding high quality postsecondary pathways in prison that lead
Second Chance Month Reflection
Executive Director, Ved Price
Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
April 2024
Reentry and Chances
Second Chance Month has noble aims, and in many ways has strived to address the collateral consequences that extend long beyond a person’s release from incarceration.
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
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.
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
MIT is holding an event to gather professors, students, policy makers, and members of the business community to discuss equitable hiring practices and the barriers that individuals from marginalized communities face in socioeconomic, professional arenas. This event is to discuss and improve public support for second chance hiring practices for formerly incarcerated individuals and will be featuring the story of Daniel Dart, MIT's first formerly incarcerated student at the Sloan School of Business.
The U.S. Department of Labor will be granting $52 million to support projects that advance pre-release job training and apprenticeship programs for incarcerated individuals.
With a submission deadline of May 1, 2024, The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities is soliciting manuscripts for their journal on the role of higher education in prison and returning citizens on campuses and communities. The purpose of this issue's theme is to gain insight into how higher education institutions address prison education, transition, and reentry for incarcerated students.
The topic suggestions for content are fairly broad, but all must include evidence-based theories or practice with supportive data.
This news article reflects on Donnie Veal's journey of being a formerly incarcerated student looking for employment.
