Prison-to-College Pipeline Program
The Prison-to-College Pipeline Program honors the educational goals of incarcerated individuals in Mississippi by providing them with a pathway to higher education and programming for personal growth.
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Prison-to-College Pipeline Program
A university-community engagement initiative—cofounded and directed by Dr. Patrick Alexander, Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, promotes higher education in prison in response to high rates of incarceration and the ongoing need for increased access to educational opportunities in the state of Mississippi.
Inspiring Stories
“This class helps you understand your civil duties as an American. It helps you understand where we come from and what we’ve been through as a nation. It exposes truths that must be addressed so that the healing process begins. It offers inspiring stories of courage and sacrifice, knowledge that I can pass on.”
—Prison-to-College Pipeline Program Student, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
Latest News
OXFORD, Miss. – A $150,000 grant to the University of Mississippi's Prison-to-College Pipeline Program will help expand course offerings and services to those looking to transform their lives during and after incarceration.
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Criminal Justice Reform Activist Shares Inspirational Story
Susan Burton, a visionary and inspirational leader of the criminal justice reform movement, gave the university’s inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture.
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ALL THINGS CONSIDERED: Prison-to-College Pipeline brings the Blues to Parchman Farm
Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates some education, and teach them about the Blues.
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College in Parchman
Imprisoned men study civil rights behind bars. The University of Mississippi Prison-to-College Pipeline Program provides college-level courses to incarcerated men and women across the state of Mississippi.
Read the Clarion Ledger story
A Brighter Future
“I plan on going back to college next year.”
—Prison-to-College Pipeline Program Student, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
Help Support the Prison-to-College Pipeline Program
If you’d like to assist the Prison-to-College Pipeline Program in its work, please consider a tax deductible donation through the University of Mississippi Foundation.
The funding will support the university's efforts to send educators with humanities-based college-level curricula to teach men at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman in Sunflower County.