All Posts: Prison Scholars

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Georgetown Prison Scholars Increase Digital Literacy with MIT Web Design Program

Last semester, Scholars at the D.C. Jail earned Georgetown credit through courses in sociology, personal finance, and — for the first time — computer science, thanks to a new…

December 15, 2023

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Amy McNamara: Paving the Way for Women in Prison Education

As one of the first women accepted into Georgetown's degree program in prison, Amy hopes to encourage.…

December 4, 2023

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Prison Scholar Keonte Lewis Sets Sights on College

After finishing his first college classes through Georgetown while incarcerated, Keonte is taking steps to continue his education as a free.…

July 11, 2023

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Building Financial Literacy for Incarcerated Students

Professor Mike Ryan, who has taught Personal Finance at the D.C. Jail, said that the Prison Scholars Program has made him a better teacher and learner, emphasizing that educators…

January 23, 2023

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Returning to Jail as a Free Man

Colie "Shaka" Long describes his experience returning to the D.C. Jail for the first time as a free man and speaking at the Prison Scholars Program End of Semester.…

January 19, 2023

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Prison Scholar Dorain Grogan: Finding a New Path Forward Through Education

Dorain, a student in Georgetown's degree program in a Maryland prison, says being in a college classroom has been "life."…

January 9, 2023

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In a First, Georgetown Bachelor’s Program in Prison Welcomes Mixed-Gender Class

Women incarcerated in Maryland now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree from Georgetown in a one-of-a-kind.…

December 12, 2022

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Seizing Opportunity With Raymond Dodd

Two years after his release, Prison Scholars alum Raymond (Ray) Dodd discusses how he is turning his advocacy dreams into a.…

August 15, 2022

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Incarcerated Students, Georgetown Undergrads Find Common Ground in the Classroom

Students in the Georgetown Forgotten Humanity of Prisoners course create connections beyond the walls of the DC.…

July 18, 2022

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Georgetown Begins Bachelor’s Degree Program at Maryland Prison

Twenty-five people started classes as part of the university's new degree program for incarcerated students in.…

April 7, 2022