I’ve been a staunch advocate of education in prisons for quite a few years, though more through serendipity than a lifetime interest. I was assigned to do an article on prisoner recidivism (ie., what helps keep them from going out of prison when they get out) for the now-defunct magazine Science & Spirit many years ago. The research for that article took me to the Prison University Project at San Quentin, which is the only place that a prisoner can get a degree of any kind in California prisons. I’ve written a lot about that program in another post here.
I donate to that program frequently, and if you’re looking for a worthy cause, they’re doing very good work.
I’ve also got a special place in my heart for libraries, since I’m the daughter of a librarian and I studied librarians in my undergraduate degree in social psychology.
So, while I try not to post too many of the lists from the online degree program websites, I really liked this one:
15 Amazing Effects of Prison Libraries
It’s a nice little list, worth checking out. These are the most underserved populations by far; those of us in education might consider attending more to prisoners and other people on the margins.
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