Tag: Prisons

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Almost Three Quarters of US States Have More Prisons and Jails than Degree-Granting Colleges
Nearly 75% of states have more prisons and jails than degree-granting colleges, according to new research from Studee. Wyoming stood out as the worst by far, with 2700% more places of incarceration than colleges, followed by Mississippi with 411% more jails and prisons than colleges. On the other end of the spectrum, New Jersey had […]
June 9, 2021
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How Will the Coronavirus Change Higher Education for Incarcerated Students?
Like the rest of the higher education landscape, college programs in prisons across the country have had to rethink how they teach their students in the midst of the coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
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Activist Angela Davis to speak at Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — Social activist Angela Davis is coming to Ball State University to discuss institutional racism in the nation’s prisons. The 73-year-old academic who’s known for her work on economic, racial and gender justice will speak Sept. 22 at Emens Auditorium in a free event open the public. Davis was a University of California, […]
September 12, 2017
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Department of Education: Spending on Prisons Rises 3 Times Faster than on Schools
State and local spending on prisons and jails is increasing at a faster rate than spending on public education over the past three decades, according to a U.S. Department of Education report.
July 7, 2016
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