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Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”
Peter Mellow's insight:
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Academics could learn a lot from volunteering in a penal institution — about teaching, technology, and the value of a liberal-arts education.
Peter Mellow's insight:
When I was a senior lecturer at AUT University, I used to teach one morning a week at Paremoremo, New Zealand's maximum security prison with Mike Pitama from the Te Wero course. It was very satisfying when the first group of students graduated with their 'Fitness Foundations' certificate.
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Universities offer a crucial lifeline to people with convictions, but they could go further in encouraging and supporting their applications and studies
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These 37 graduates may not leave prison soon, but when they do they will have unusual momentum for success.
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