Rob Scott

Executive Director of the Cornell University Prison Education Program

2023 Back to School Featured Speaker

Rob Scott

Executive Director of the Cornell University Prison Education Program

2023 Back to School Featured Speaker
2023 New York, 'Back to School' Summit
Thursday, September 7, 2023
3:00 pm

Unlocking the Prison-to-College Pipeline

In July 2023, 500,000+ incarcerated individuals can use Pell Grants to enroll in college programs after a 25-year ban. Indeed, College education reduces recidivism by 48%, but only 35% of state prisons offer such programs, serving just 6% of inmates nationwide. Explore strategies and initiatives that are building better paths to post secondary education for incarcerated people.