I visited Sweden this summer — here’s what I learned about its prison education system.
You might be surprised to learn that in Swedish prisons, university-level education was eliminated in 2019.
Her life was about to be put on hold. Her balance would continue to grow.
Currently, most borrowers entering prison end up going into default because they are unable to make payments or even contact their servicer about available options.
Job-hunting isn’t easy, especially after prison. San Quentin is trying to change that.
Prison to Employment Connection is a 14-week job-readiness training program for people who are within one year of a release date or have an upcoming parole board hearing.
In solitary confinement, your neighbors are your teachers.
How Texas falls short in educating incarcerated young women.
College Inside: From the demise of Pell Grants to the return of federal financial aid
Lifers share their experiences with college in prison before 1994.
They saw the demise of college in prison. Thirty years later, it’s coming back.
Four lifers share how the elimination of Pell Grants in 1994 disrupted college programs in prison.
Studying inside at age 87
"What would you want me to do, sit around and play cards?" says Kathy Tyler.
What we can learn from one state as Pell returns
A look at education inside Washington prisons offers insight into the challenges of implementing Pell Grants across the country.
‘I know how to walk the walk’
As some of the largest employers across the country, colleges and universities can provide job opportunities to formerly incarcerated students in addition to educating them.
‘I know how to walk the walk’ — the power of hiring a formerly incarcerated student
Donnie Veal, 51, doesn’t fit the profile of a typical student at University of California Santa Cruz. In…