SXSW EDU 2020
Unlocking Opportunity for Incarcerated Learners
Description:
Today, 2.2 million people sit in prisons or jails. 95 percent will be released someday—and those who receive education behind bars are up to 43 percent less likely to re-offend. The retributive criminal justice system has failed, but smart state investments in education facilities, instructors, and technologies can prepare inmates for post-release success and begin to close prisons’ revolving door. Come hear how the renewal of prison education is uncovering the potential of millions of learners.
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Takeaways
- Assess the economic, public safety, and moral benefits of a rehabilitative approach to incarceration, versus a punative approach.
- Discuss how innovative approaches to public policy, higher ed partnerships, and education technology can scale high-quality prison education.
- Evaluate the factors necessary to make prison education effective.
Speakers
- Arti Finn, Chief Business Development Officer, American Prison Data Systems
- Chris Wilson, Author, Master Plan
- Elizabeth Glazer, Director, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
- Erica Green, Correspondent, The New York Times
Organizer
Rebecca Blair, Assoc, Whiteboard Advisors
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