Emerson Prison Initiative receives a $500,000 grant, will offer first graduate school program at state’s largest prison

Emerson Prison Initiative receives a $500,000 grant, will offer first graduate school program at state’s largest prison

The Emerson Prison Initiative, a college program providing liberal arts education to incarcerated students, was granted $500,000 by the Mellon Foundation to expand operations, college officials announced last month.  Starting this spring, EPI will offer the first graduate certificate program to incarcerated individuals at the state’s largest prison, Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk, where the...