In the aftermath of Congress’s 1994 decision to make incarcerated students ineligible for federal Pell grants, most post-secondary education programs in American prisons came to an end. With the restoration of Pell rights for incarcerated students in 2020, college-in-prison programs have begun to flourish again. This presentation highlights Rhodes College’s efforts to make liberal arts education available to incarcerated women in Tennessee by establishing a Liberal Arts in Prison Program, through which 75 women have earned over 700 Rhodes credits since 2019.
