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Opinion: Michigan Is Proving That College in Prison Works. Now It's Time to Build What's Next.
For too long, prison has been viewed as the end of someone’s story. Across Michigan, 12 colleges and universities are proving something different: prison can be the place where a new chapter begins. Today, more than 1,300 incarcerated students are pursuing college degrees through Michigan’s higher education in prison programs. They are studying business, theology, social work, liberal arts, and other disciplines with the same academic expectations as students on any college c

Jeff Abernathy
Sep 43 min read
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