PJI in the Media

Prison Education

Bachelor of Liberal Arts Program

First class of prison inmates starts Georgetown University program (CNBC)

Applications open for Georgetown University’s education program for Maryland Prison System (WDVM)

Maryland inmates can now earn a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University (CNN)

Georgetown degree program launches for Maryland prisons (The Washington Post)

This D.C. university is starting a bachelor’s degree program in a Maryland prison (Washington Business Journal)

Georgetown University to Offer Bachelor’s Degree Program to Maryland Inmates (NBC4)

Georgetown offers bachelor’s degree program to Maryland prison inmates (WTOP)

Georgetown to offer bachelor’s degree program to Maryland inmates (The Hill)

Georgetown University To Offer Bachelor’s Degree Program To Maryland Inmates
(WAMU)

Georgetown University to introduce degree program for Maryland inmates (The Washington Post)

D.C. Prison Scholars

A special election inside a D.C. jail results in a first: a female winner (The Washington Post)

Elected from jail, DC official advances voting rights and racial justice (ABC News)

Prisoners free their minds in Georgetown University class behind bars (The Washington Post)

‘There’s no words to describe it’ | Former DC inmate thanks Georgetown professor and Kim Kardashian-West for making him a free man (WUSA 9)

With a letter of support from Kim Kardashian-West, D.C. man convicted of murder as a teen gets a second chance (The Washington Post)

Kim Kardashian West: Justice Project (Oxygen)

Sentenced to Life As a Teen, D.C. Inmate Championed by Kim Kardashian Released After More Than 20 Years in Prison (Time)

In this class, prisoners and Georgetown students grapple with difficult lessons (The Washington Post Magazine)

Making An Exoneree

Intro to Exonerations: The College Kids Trying to Break a Houston Man Free (Texas Monthly)

These teams work to overturn wrongful convictions, freeing innocent people from prison. They can do much more, experts say (CNN)

He was freed from a life sentence in prison after 27 years. Now, he will fight for his innocence (Baltimore Sun)

Demons and Saviors: A three-part docuseries about the case of Christina Boyer (Hulu)

Man On Death Row For 25 Years Is Adamant He Is Innocent; His Sister Says She Will Stop At Nothing To Prove It (Dr. Phil)

Georgetown students help Md. man get released from prison after 27 years (DC News Now)

Georgetown students work to exonerate Baltimore man freed after 27 years in prison (WTOP News)

Ex-Prince George’s official, sentenced to 45 years for manslaughter, is released after 13 (The Washington Post)

Georgetown students help free imprisoned former Prince George’s police officer (WUSA9)

Eric Riddick, imprisoned for murder he says he didn’t commit, released after almost 3 decades (NBC News)

‘Making an Exoneree’: A Georgetown class helped free this innocent man after 27 years (WJLA)

A Golf Magazine And Three Undergrads Freed An Innocent Man. How Many More Aren’t So Lucky? (BuzzFeed opinion)

Georgetown Undergrads Help Free A Wrongfully Convicted Man (DCist)

Reentry

One Woman’s Journey from Incarceration to Entrepreneurship (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Georgetown’s Pivot Program: Destigmatizing second chance hiring (FOX5)

Incarcerated to inventor: How a DC program helps former inmates add value to society (ABC7)

He invented a push-up machine while in prison for murder. Now he’s at Georgetown. (The Guardian)

Returning citizens’ journey toward sustainable employment (Washington Business Journal)

‘We Found Other Ways To Connect’: How Returning Citizens In Georgetown’s Pivot Program Thrived In The Pandemic Year (DCist)

Georgetown Pivot Program offers ex-inmates a fresh start (The Washington Post)

The “Pivot Program” a transitional program for the formerly incarcerated (ABC7)

Students help ex-inmates start their own businesses (The Boston Globe)

From prison to work: Former inmates learn to be entrepreneurs at Georgetown University (ABC7)

Georgetown Program Teaches Returning Citizens To Be Entrepreneurs: ‘It Gave Me A Goal’ (DCist)

When D.C. Residents Come Home From Prison — And Go To Georgetown (WAMU)

Pivot program propelling ‘returning citizens’ from behind bars and into the working world (FOX5)

The business schools taking teaching into prisons (Financial Times)

Opinion Pieces

Colie Levar Long: Listen to a former prisoner — longer sentences don’t work (The DC Line)

Brittney Griner’s detention should prompt fixes to U.S. drug laws (The Washington Post)

Prison Reform Should Be a Bipartisan Issue (Wall Street Journal)

A second look at the D.C. parole discussion (The Washington Post)

What CEOs Can Do to Advance Racial Justice (Inc.)

Advancing social justice through second-chance hiring: How businesses can help (Washington Business Journal)

Why I changed my mind on having second chances at life after prison (The Hill)

Staff News and Expertise

Prison Education Programs: What to Know (U.S. News and World Report)

Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative (Associated Press)

Georgetown hires Adnan Syed after court tossed his murder conviction (The Washington Post)

‘Who better’? Georgetown hires famous exoneree Adnan Syed to help college students investigate wrongful convictions (Baltimore Banner)

Adnan Syed worked toward college degree in new Georgetown program for incarcerated students (WBALTV11)

In coronavirus crisis, lessons in humanity toward America’s incarcerated (USA Today)

Financial aid options for incarcerated individuals (USA Today)