When Governor Andrew Cuomo assigned $7.3 million in a grant to Cornell and five other New York colleges to accommodate an additional 500 to 600 inmates for college-level in-prison classrooms, he may ...
The Cornell Prison Education Program, currently serving over 200 incarcerated individuals, recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to grow enrollment and expand ...
On Tuesday, June 5 Auburn Correctional Facility held its first college graduation. Fifteen inmates graduated with their associate degrees through the Cornell Prison Education Program which is funded ...
Connect NY explores how college-in-prison programs are transforming lives across New York State. Through conversations with educators, formerly incarcerated graduates, and policy experts, we highlight ...