Abby – Outside Student I don’t want to say this class will “haunt” me, because that has negative connotations, but I certainly won’t be able to shake this class off any time soon. It’s like sand at a beach that sticks to your shoes and you carry everywhere, sometimes unknowingly. Or reaching into a pocket … Keep reading »
Justice in Our Lives: Final Reflections
Bri – Outside Student I looked forward to the class every morning, and saying goodbye at the end of each class was hard – it felt wrong that people who were our peers inside the classroom were not able to leave with us. I appreciated how the inside students asked about our lives outside with … Keep reading »
Justice in Our Lives: Final Reflections
Adam – Inside Student I would say that the most profound [thing that I will take from this class] would be the renewed outlook I have on life’s purpose. It’s been years since an issue has sparked a fire inside of me like this one on restorative justice has. It is valuable to know that … Keep reading »
Student Reflections
Three students reflect on their experiences in the course Justice in Our Lives: Andrew – Outside Student “Coming into this course, I did not have many expectations. I suppose I expected jumpsuits and general jail stereotypes, but besides that I didn’t have many conscious expectations. Although I didn’t have many thought-out expectations, I think I … Keep reading »
History and Description of Inside-Out
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program was started at Temple University in the late nineties as an educational program bringing together incarcerated men and women (inside students) and college students (outside students) into a common classroom within the walls of a prison or jail. Students study crime, justice, and other social issues as peers, learning from … Keep reading »