RT Article
T1 The Landscape of Postsecondary Education in Prison and the Influence of Second Chance Pell: an Analysis of Transferability, Credit-Bearing Status, and Accreditation
JF The prison journal
VO 98
IS 4
SP 405
OP 426
A1 Castro, Erin L.
A1 Hardison, Tara
A1 Hunter, Rebecca K.
A1 Johnson-Ojeda, Vanessa
A2 Hardison, Tara
A2 Hunter, Rebecca K.
A2 Johnson-Ojeda, Vanessa
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742358071
AB This article documents availability, accreditation, institution type, and geographical distribution of postsecondary education in prison across the United States. Using descriptive analysis, we report the total number of postsecondary institutions currently providing credit-bearing coursework to incarcerated people and discuss the influence of the federal Second Chance Pell Pilot Program on these findings. Focusing on issues of equity and quality, we use a critical framework to broadly assess the current status of the field and to document what constitutes postsecondary education in prison. In conclusion, we provide implications and suggestions for expanding quality postsecondary educational opportunity for incarcerated college students.
K1 Second Chance Pell
K1 College in prison
K1 Postsecondary education
K1 Postsecondary education in prison
DO 10.1177/0032885518776376