Wesleyan Education for Inmates

Parents Forum
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<p>I didn’t see this in any other thread. I wasn’t going to post it but the reader comments reminded me of CC:
[College</a> Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“College Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison - The New York Times”>College Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison - The New York Times)
I’m really torn… education is probably their best chance at making it once they are released yet I would really rather see the money used for victims’ rights instead.</p>

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<p>This isn’t anything new. A former colleague of my H’s taught college courses to prisoners in Illinois–including prisoner’s at high-security federal prison in Marion, Illinois.</p>

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<p>I read the article and I thought the program sounded wonderful.</p>

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<p>^^ I agree!! What a fabulous prospect for reform. The students sound engaged and enthusiastic.

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<p>Anything to keep rescidivism rates down.</p>

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<p>This program has been around for a while. It was one of the things that my D liked about Wesleyan when she looked at it.</p>