Prison education often means no internet, limited tech – The Markup

Prison education often means no internet, limited tech – The Markup

Students regularly face dead ends, even with access to technology and research resources Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit, CalMatters Since Pell Grants have become available to people pursuing degrees from prison, every state and the Federal Bureau of Prisons has tried to expand access to higher education.  What they haven’t all done, however, is create a learning environment that supports college-level study. Some states still ban inmates fr…

Expanding prison education: A technological challenge - The Sacramento Observer

By Tara García Mathewson | CalMatters Since Pell Grants have become available to people pursuing degrees from prison, every state and the Federal Bureau of Prisons has tried to expand access to higher education. What they haven’t all done, however, is create a learning environment that supports college-level study. Some states still ban inmates from almost all technology, leaving students to get by with textbooks and paper assignments. Others do…