Division J Vice Presidential Session: College Students With Incarceration Histories: A Discussion on the Landscape of Data Infrastructure and Research

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Since 2015, there has been rapid growth in the numbers of colleges and universities providing postsecondary education during incarceration. This growth is a direct result of renewed access to federal student aid in the form of Pell Grants for otherwise eligible incarcerated people enrolled in postsecondary education. Presenters will share original data on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated college students, insights into institutional capacity for data collection and reporting on incarcerated students, and examples of research application in prison education. Grounded in qualitative analyses of open-ended surveys and interviews, our session first offers practical recommendations for college and university staff on the accurate and ethical collection and reporting of information on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education

Chair

• Sylia Olive, University of Utah

Papers

• Toward Equity in Experience: Data Collection and Reporting of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated College Students - Erin L. Castro, University of Utah; Jason L. Taylor, University of Utah; Cassie Knaff, University of Utah; Emily Kersten-Warneke, University of Utah

• College Access, Persistence, and Completion within SUNY and the New York State Correctional System - Thomas L. Gais, State University of New York System; Rebecca Grace, State University of New York System; Paul G. Wilner, State University of New York System

• Using University System Data to Build Higher Education Pathways for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People - Darryl Epps, Systems Administration-SUNY; Rachel Sander, State University of New York

Discussant

• Robert Scott, Cornell University