Research on College in Prison and after Release: Recommendations from Those Who Know Best
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| Title: | Research on College in Prison and after Release: Recommendations from Those Who Know Best |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Erika B. Lewy, Makoto Toyoda, Michelle S. Manno, MDRC |
| Source: | MDRC. 2025. |
| Availability: | MDRC. 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016-4326. Tel: 212-532-3200; Fax: 212-684-0832; e-mail: publications@mdrc.org; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Ascendium Education Group, Inc. |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners; Policymakers; Researchers; Students |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Postsecondary Education Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Postsecondary Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Best Practices, College Students, Student Attitudes, School Personnel, Access to Computers, Access to Internet, Technological Literacy, Success, Student Needs, Research Needs, Barriers, College Environment, Sense of Belonging, Outcomes of Education |
| Abstract: | Earning a postsecondary credential is a critical pathway to economic success. However, for more than 70 million people with a history of arrest, conviction, or incarceration, involvement in the criminal legal system results in a series of collateral consequences that limit their upward economic mobility. Limited access to education is one of these consequences. MDRC drew on existing research to identify opportunities to build more evidence about best practices to assist students who are pursuing higher education in prison and after release. To inform a research agenda that would be useful to program practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students, the research team had several dozen conversations with college program staff members, college administrators, academic researchers, state officials, people working to assist individuals while incarcerated or who have recently been released, and students. This brief offers insights and recommendations from interviews with five students and seven staff members who work closest to them to inform more responsive research efforts on higher education for students who are incarcerated or have recently been released. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678121 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Earning a postsecondary credential is a critical pathway to economic success. However, for more than 70 million people with a history of arrest, conviction, or incarceration, involvement in the criminal legal system results in a series of collateral consequences that limit their upward economic mobility. Limited access to education is one of these consequences. MDRC drew on existing research to identify opportunities to build more evidence about best practices to assist students who are pursuing higher education in prison and after release. To inform a research agenda that would be useful to program practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students, the research team had several dozen conversations with college program staff members, college administrators, academic researchers, state officials, people working to assist individuals while incarcerated or who have recently been released, and students. This brief offers insights and recommendations from interviews with five students and seven staff members who work closest to them to inform more responsive research efforts on higher education for students who are incarcerated or have recently been released. |
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