From Kelly Field, “Of the 374 prison-ed programs surveyed by the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison in the 2019-20 academic year, less than one in five offered direct pathways to a campus program, and even fewer — 14 percent — provided re-entry services. Among those that did, the most common supports were admission and financial-aid counseling, a 2021 report by the Alliance showed. Fewer than 20 percent offered technology or housing support.”

NJ-STEP, along with NJ-STEP alumni Carmelo Ortiz were both recently highlighted for their reentry supports in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Read full article here.