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Thinking Outside the Cell
The College Guild Blog
Read posts by our students, volunteers, and staff on their experiences with education and mass incarceration.
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May 8, 20242 min read
"Monroe College"
College is slang for going to jail or prison but this story helps it make sense!
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Jul 13, 20229 min read
Hey Celly, What's Cookin?
2nd Place Award for Memoir in the PEN America Awards 2022 by Leo Cardez As expected, seconds later, he swings his size sixteen land skis...
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Jul 14, 20213 min read
Supplemental Analyses of the First Step Act
For many, breaking the cycle of incarceration can be exceedingly difficult. Appalling prison conditions combined with limited re-entry...
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Jun 29, 20213 min read
The U.S. Postal Service: A Prisoner's Lifeline
Writing and mailing hand-written letters: some might say this practice is outdated and inefficient—a remnant of times long past. In 2021,...
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Jun 15, 20214 min read
The New Jim Crow: The Demonization of the "Criminalblackman"
The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. From 1980 to 2000, the number of incarcerated people climbed from 300,000 to 2...
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Jun 8, 20213 min read
A "First Step" for Recidivism Reduction
The First Step Act, signed into law by former President Trump in 2018, promises positive change to the criminal justice system through...
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