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Stronger Than Distance: How Incarcerated Parents Foster Powerful Bonds with Their Children

NPEP graduate Taurean Decatur and NPEP students Erika Ray and Oliver Crawford discuss how they’ve built strong and meaningful relationships with their children while incarcerated. For those separated by incarceration, parenting requires navigating the challenges of maintaining and nurturing relationships with family from afar. NPEP graduate Taurean Decatur and NPEP students Erika Ray and Oliver

The Northwestern Insider — Issue 2

The second issue of the Northwestern Insider, the NPEP student-written magazine, is now available. This special issue honors much-beloved NPEP graduate Michael Broadway and features writing by Michael, reviews, essays, and poems inspired by him,  and remembrances from his classmates, faculty, and friends. Michael made an enormous impact on the NPEP community, and he is missed

NPEP Stateville/Sheridan Year in Review

NPEP graduate Anthony Ehlers provides a recap of all things related to Stateville/Sheridan from the fall of 2023 through the fall of 2024. This past year has been one of achievement and loss, a year of firsts, and hopefully, lasts. The NPEP community has seen history-making events, as well as the deep sorrow of losing

NPEP Student Broderick Hollins Works to Improve Outcomes of Justice-impacted Youth at the Restorative Justice Community Courts

NPEP student Broderick Hollins plays a crucial role at the Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCC) by providing opportunities for growth and change for young adults facing incarceration. Broderick Hollins is a force to be reckoned with. In addition to working toward completing his degree through the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP), he’s a circle keeper

The Voices of Those Affected by Criminal Testimonial Injustice

William Peoples, a 2023 NPEP graduate and current Teaching Fellow, celebrates Dr. Jennifer Lackey’s book “Criminal Testimonial Injustice,” which recently won the North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP) 2024 Book Award. In the winter of 2019, while in the grip of one of the most deadly pandemics in history, NPEP Director Dr. Jennifer Lackey