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Ta-Nehisi Coates named Northwestern Prison Education Program commencement speaker

Posted by Colin Hanner

The author and journalist will address the first incarcerated students to receive bachelor’s degrees from a top 10 university Award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will deliver the commencement address for the Northwestern Prison Education Program. This graduation marks the first time incarcerated students in the United States will be conferred a bachelor’s degree from

First Statewide Admissions Leads to Two New Cohorts of NPEP Students

Posted by Colin Hanner

Close to 400 people applied to the program — the most applications the program has ever received.  (STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER) — More than 20 students were recently accepted into the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) — the only bachelor’s degree-granting program for incarcerated students offered by a top 10 university in the United States.    “NPEP