Incarcerated Students Earn College Degrees in Connecticut Prisons

The University of New Haven and Yale Prison Education Initiative celebrated the first class of inmates to receive degrees through their partnership. The program offers classes at McDougall-Walker and the federal women’s prison in Danbury, and is part of a consortium that includes 15 schools and prison systems across the country. Studies have shown that inmates who receive higher education are less likely to have behavioral problems in prison and less likely to commit crimes once released.