Prison education can have life changing benefits. Unfortunately, there are high rates of recidivism among formerly incarcerated individuals. A 2012 Bureau of Justice Statistics study found that of about 404,638 formerly incarcerated people in 34 states, 67.8% were rearrested three years post release and 76.6% were rearrested within five years. Yet, according to a study...

As a freshman in high school, I knew very little about the carceral system or its deleterious impact on all who experience it. One cold winter day, I attended a Zoom presentation my sister hosted at her university, where she interviewed a formerly incarcerated woman about her experiences behind bars. Hearing this woman’s chilling story...

Have you heard of an international locksmith? Christopher Etienne certainly fits this profile, but he considers himself a prison abolitionist. What does it mean to be a prison abolitionist? It means choosing restorative approaches versus punitive ones. It means building communities to give people the type of help they need versus harming people further. Etienne,...

Have you heard of an international locksmith? Christopher Etienne certainly fits this profile, but he considers himself a prison abolitionist. What does it mean to be a prison abolitionist? It means choosing restorative approaches versus punitive ones. It means building communities to give people the type of help they need versus harming people further. Etienne,...

There are many life lessons I learned during my seven years of incarceration, and most I attribute to the ladies I had the privilege of teaching. The ladies faced barriers every day. However, their determination to make their time inside matter became a constant reminder that hard work and perseverance pay off. I did my...

The STEM-OPS Alliance is very excited to invite everyone to the 2022 Annual STEM-OPS Convening to be held at the Marriott St. Louis Grand in St. Louis, MO, October 25–27, 2022. This will be the first convening of its kind....