Inside Out Prison Exchange Program Arrives "Down Under:" The Outcomes of the Inaugural Program in Australia

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Abstract

The first Australian Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (IOPEP) was delivered at two Victorian prisons - Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) and Marngoneet Correctional Centre (MCC) in first semester of 2015. As part of this program at each prison, 15 carefully selected Justice and Legal studies students (referred to as outside students) and 15 incarcerated individuals (referred to as inside students) together undertook a semester long undergraduate subject. The subject matter was 'comparative criminal justice systems.' A few sources of student feedback were used to assess the outcomes of the IOPEP. These included pre-test and post-test anonymous student surveys and four focus groups. This paper describes the IOPEP pedagogy, its outcomes, and the process of getting the IOPEP running."

Author

• Marietta Martinovic, RMIT University