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We Believe:

– Thriving communities do not need prisons. Education is a cornerstone of strong, resilient communities.

– Blackness, poverty, migration status, gender non-conformity, queerness, disability, and addiction are NOT crimes.

– The routes to higher education should be forged through compassion, collective practice, and community engagement.

Higher education is a practice of personal transformation and civic responsibility.

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LAM Collective Hosts Loretta Ross

On March 24th, OPEEP and the FREE Center had the honor of hosting prominent scholar and activist Loretta Ross, one of the founding members of SisterSong and Women of Color Reproductive Justice…

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Article Highlight: Nearly 50 of My Relatives Have Been Incarcerated

TERRANCE HINTON wrote the following article for PJP. Click the link below to read the full article. 

https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/09/25/nearly-50-relatives-have-served-time-…

5 students, 3 campus-based and 2 incarcerated, sit around a table for a class discussion in Dr. Terrance Hinton's Spring 2024 Corrections class held at London Correctional Institution.

Deeply emotional, incredibly profound: The impact of Ohio State’s prison co-education program

The intersection of education and a prison environment offers a blend of unique perspectives and benefits. Ultimately, it emphasizes the humanity of both incarcerated and traditional students.…
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OPEEP is on NBC!

Watch. the full feature via this link. 

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Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor