Prison Education Program (PEP) at Wayne State University
Date: 01-21-2026
Wayne State University’s Prison Education Program (PEP) enables incarcerated students at Macomb Correctional Facility to earn a B.A. in Sociology with a Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
More than 95% of people in prison eventually return to their communities, where they face barriers that lead to reincarceration, which is called recidivism. College in prison programs significantly reduce recidivism rates and improve reintegration success.
