Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison

An authoritative and thought-provoking argument for offering free college in prisons—from the former dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Anthony Cardenales was a stickup artist in the Bronx before spending seventeen years in prison. Today he is a senior manager at a recycling plant in Westchester, New York. He attributes his ability to turn his life around to the college degree he earned in prison. Many college-in-prison graduates achieve similar success and the positive ripp...