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An authoritative and thought-provoking argument for offering free college in prisons—from the former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Anthony Cardenales was a stickup artist in the Bronx before spending seventeen years in prison. Today he is a senior manager at a recycling plant in Westchester, New York. He attributes his ability to turn his life around to the college degree he earned in prison. Many college-in-prison graduates achieve similar success and the positive ripple effects for their families and communities, and for the country as a whole, are dramatic. College-in-prison programs have been shown to greatly reduce recidivism. They increase post-prison employment, allowing the formerly incarcerated to better support their families and to reintegrate successfully into their communities. College programs also decrease violence within prisons, improving conditions for both correction officers and the incarcerated.
Liberating Minds eloquently makes the case for these benefits and also illustrates them through the stories of formerly incarcerated college students. As the country confronts its legacy of over-incarceration, college-in-prison provides a corrective on the path back to a more democratic and humane society.
“Lagemann includes intensive research, but her most powerful supporting evidence comes from the anecdotes of former prisoners who have become published poets, social workers, and nonprofit leaders.”—Publishers Weekly
Anthony Cardenales was a stickup artist in the Bronx before spending seventeen years in prison. Today he is a senior manager at a recycling plant in Westchester, New York. He attributes his ability to turn his life around to the college degree he earned in prison. Many college-in-prison graduates achieve similar success and the positive ripple effects for their families and communities, and for the country as a whole, are dramatic. College-in-prison programs have been shown to greatly reduce recidivism. They increase post-prison employment, allowing the formerly incarcerated to better support their families and to reintegrate successfully into their communities. College programs also decrease violence within prisons, improving conditions for both correction officers and the incarcerated.
Liberating Minds eloquently makes the case for these benefits and also illustrates them through the stories of formerly incarcerated college students. As the country confronts its legacy of over-incarceration, college-in-prison provides a corrective on the path back to a more democratic and humane society.
“Lagemann includes intensive research, but her most powerful supporting evidence comes from the anecdotes of former prisoners who have become published poets, social workers, and nonprofit leaders.”—Publishers Weekly
Price: $26.95
Pages: 256
Publisher: The New Press
Imprint: The New Press
Publication Date:
07 February 2017
Trim Size: 8.25 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9781620970591
Format: Hardcover
Praise for Liberating Minds:
"Lagemann’s evocative book makes a convincing 'case for college in prison,' to quote its title, carefully documenting the great many benefits that its graduates receive from BPI.”
—The New York Review of Books
"A valuable arsenal of information for policymakers seeking prison reform in the present political climate."
—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Ellen Lagemann's An Elusive Science:
"Candid and incisive…a stark yet enlightening look at American education."
—Library Journal
"Lagemann’s evocative book makes a convincing 'case for college in prison,' to quote its title, carefully documenting the great many benefits that its graduates receive from BPI.”
—The New York Review of Books
"A valuable arsenal of information for policymakers seeking prison reform in the present political climate."
—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Ellen Lagemann's An Elusive Science:
"Candid and incisive…a stark yet enlightening look at American education."
—Library Journal
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann is the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College, where she is also the Distinguished Fellow in the Bard Prison Initiative. Formerly she served as president of the Spencer Foundation and as dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She lives in Ghent, New York.