Access to education Quote by Clint Smith

The benefits of prison education go beyond lowering recidivism rates and increasing post-release employment. It can also rekindle a sense of purpose and confidence.

— Clint Smith

Being incarcerated does not mean being devoid of the capacity to learn, grow, and think, and it's critical that prisons provide spaces where learning…

— Clint Smith

Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel…

— Bobby Scott

To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an…

— Nelson Mandela

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs,…

— Bobby Scott

Across the nation, there are thousands of individuals serving life or life-equivalent sentences for crimes they committed as children. This means they will likely…

— Alan K. Simpson

A life sentence without parole protects public safety while sparing us the barbarity of killing our own. It teaches our children that violence will…

— Mike Farrell

In our society, if an individual commits a crime, he or she is sent to prison and they're supposed to repay their debt to…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

“Longer sentences also build incarceration rates and create a chronic condition of social incapacitation for those imprisoned, as they face severe restrictions on their…

— David Cay Johnston

“Prison education is a concept whose time has come. It is time to stop studying the issue and stop discoursing. It is time to…

— Christopher Zoukis

I attended college in prison. I was in jail, so there ain't no going to no classes. They have programs in certain facilities where…

— Kevin Gates

The education justice movement and the prison justice movement have been operating separately in many places as though they're in silos. But the reality…

— Michelle Alexander