College in Prison : Reading in an Age of Mass Incarceration.
This book tells the story of the Bard Prison Initiative-a unique example of academic excellence achieved inside high-security prisons across New York State. The rigor of how students learn, and the careers they go on to pursue once released, force us to rethink our beliefs about who is in prison, re...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick :
Rutgers University Press,
2016.
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| Summary: | This book tells the story of the Bard Prison Initiative-a unique example of academic excellence achieved inside high-security prisons across New York State. The rigor of how students learn, and the careers they go on to pursue once released, force us to rethink our beliefs about who is in prison, reimagine the way forward out of mass incarceration, and renew our faith in the relevance of liberal learning. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813584140 0813584140 |