From The Heights:
Reentry programs and higher education for people who are incarcerated are vital opportunities that should be expanded, according to Patrick Conway, director of the Boston College Prison Education Program.
“That kind of intellectual freedom that higher education can provide can be transformative in a place where so many choices are taken away and where oftentimes people’s worldviews and experiences can easily narrow,” Conway said.
Conway moderated a Life After Incarceration panel discussion on Tuesday evening. He was joined by Nurudeen Alabi, a former BCPEP student; Anna Haskins, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame; Shawn Jenkins, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections; Rev. Zachariah Presutti, S.J, founder of Thrive for Life; and Ved Price, director of the Alliance for Higher Education. Continue reading >>>
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