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Gail Cornwall
@gailcornwall.com

“‘The fact that around 2,000 individuals are on waitlists — almost the same number as are actually enrolled — suggests that we need to greatly scale up [higher education in prison] in Illinois,’ Ginsburg said.” @charlottewest.bsky.social for @opencampus.org & @wbez.org www.wbez.org/public-safet...

wbez.orgFor every person in an Illinois prison college class, another waits their turn.Research shows getting educated in prison helps prevent people from going back. In Illinois, new state data shows higher education opportunities inside are sparse.

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Gail Cornwall
@gailcornwall.com

“The data show wait lists vary wildly across Illinois, depending on the prison. The longest waits in the system are at Logan Correctional Center, the state’s main women’s prison, where people have been on an education wait list for an average of almost five years.”