College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration /

College in prison : reading in an age of mass incarceration /

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"This book tells the story of the Bard Prison Initiative--a unique example of academic excellence unfolding inside high-security prisons across New York. Through the Initiative, hundreds of incarcerated men and women go to Bard College full-time while still in prison, and thrive at the highest...

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Main Author: Karpowitz, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Bard College > History.
Prison administration > New York (State) > History.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > New York (State) > History.
Prisoners > Education (Higher) > New York (State) > History.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Note on Text
  • 1. Getting In: Conflicting Voices and the Politics of College in Prison
  • 2. Landscapes: BPI and Mass Incarceration
  • 3. Going to Class: Reading Crime and Punishment
  • 4. The First Graduation: Figures of Speech
  • 5. Replication and Conclusions: College, Prison, and Inequality in America
  • Acknowledgments
  • Selected Reading
  • Index.

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