RT Article
T1 Increasing Equity in Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Individuals With Disabilities in Prison
JF The prison journal
VO 105
IS 6
SP 691
OP 711
A1 Wells, Ryan S.
A1 Krezmien, Michael P.
A1 Audette, Bernard P.
A2 Krezmien, Michael P.
A2 Audette, Bernard P.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1940780608
AB The recent expansion of higher education programming in prison risks increasing inequality for disabled students who lack equitable access to these opportunities. Through a cumulative (dis)advantage framework, we describe existing educational pathway barriers to postsecondary education for incarcerated individuals with disabilities, demonstrating disability-related inequality in access to, and benefits from, prison education. Accordingly, we present a preliminary model of systemic improvements—Disability Identification, Integration, and Inclusion (DI3). The model provides a foundation for policy and practice recommendations to create equitable pathways to postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities in correctional settings.
K1 higher education in prison
K1 educational pathways
K1 cumulative disadvantage
K1 Disability
DO 10.1177/00328855251388931