Goucher Prison Education Partnership

Literacy/Education

Grant: $25,000

The Goucher Prison Education Project (GPEP) seeks to provide an excellent college education to students incarcerated in Maryland. Today, 65 women are enrolled at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women.  Our grant will be used exclusively to support incarcerated women by halving the time to degree from 9.5 years to 4, expanding opportunities and strengthening support for students returning home.    This very successful project has been educating the incarcerated for more than 10 years from preparing students for college-level course work through completion of a bachelor’s degree in American Studies. They receive full scholarships, books and supplies and are taught by the Goucher and other local colleges’ faculty.  The transformational nature of this experience cannot be overstated.