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Georgetown to Launch Bachelor’s Degree Program at Maryland Prison
Georgetown University will introduce a bachelor’s degree program for incarcerated students.
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Building Confidence Through Prison Education and Life After Release
A Prison Scholar alum reflects on pursuing education while incarcerated and looks ahead to life after his release.
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Students at DC Jail Begin Spring Semester
This semester, the Prison Scholars Program is offering incarcerated students four credit-bearing courses, all conducted virtually through tablets.
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PJI Statement of Solidarity
The Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) was founded to examine and combat mass incarceration—a system that is deeply and painfully intertwined with this country’s history of racial inequity. At its
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Kim Kardashian Includes GU Prisons and Justice Initiative in Documentary, Visits Class
https://www.georgetown.edu/news/kim-kardashian-includes-gu-prisons-and-justice-initiative-in-documentary-visits-class/
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Prison Scholars Program Receives $1 Million Mellon Foundation Grant
https://www.georgetown.edu/news/prison-scholars-program-receives-1-million-mellon-foundation-grant/
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Valentino Dixon Thanks Georgetown Students Who Helped Free Him
Speaking at an event at Georgetown, Valentino Dixon thanked the Making an Exoneree students for helping exonerate him after 27 years in prison.
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