High-quality postsecondary education offers people in prison new opportunities. It makes it possible for individuals leaving prison to build the lives they choose by equipping them with the tools they need to navigate the complex social and economic realities of America in the 21st century.
This report suggests that states looking to expand postsecondary education in prisons can use the same set of tools for funding that they use in higher education in the community. Policymakers, college and university leaders, deans, and financial aid directors do not need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to funding prison-based education. Instead, they can look for ways to remove barriers to existing funding and use the same strategies they employ in blending funding streams in the new prison environment.