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