Tag: prison education
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Program helps incarcerated students earn UW degrees | Wisconsin Law Journal
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By MaryBeth Matzek The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay awarded more than a thousand degrees this year, but 19 students stand out — all are prisoners. The students were enrolled in the Wisconsin Coalition for Higher Education in Prison (UW CHEP), a collaborative initiative that delivers college courses, certificates and degree pathways to students in person across nine…
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Statewide prison education program aims to boost economy, reduce recidivism
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This article was originally written by Lisa Bauer for UW-Madison On a chilly May afternoon at Oakhill Correctional Institution, 15 people filed in wearing graduation gowns over their prison-issued uniforms. Their faces showed pride in earning a degree that will benefit them, their communities and the state. “I see my education preparing me for reentry…