Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

5-16-2024

Published In

RESPECT 2024: Proceedings Of The 2024 On RESPECT Annual Conference

Abstract

The US incarcerates more people, and at a higher rate, than any other country in the world—predominantly low-income people of color. Higher education in prison (HEP) has a powerful impact on justice-impacted people, improving their quality of life during incarceration and reducing their likelihood of returning to prison post-release. HEP nearly disappeared in 1994 after Pell Grant eligibility was eliminated for incarcerated students, which was recently reinstated. More computing educators can reach incarcerated students with digital literacy skills, core computing content, and critical analyses of the impacts of computing on society. CS education researchers can also support the growth of CS education in prisons, and influence policies restricting technology infrastructure.

Published By

Association for Computing Machinery

Editor(s)

T. Pearson and C. Strickland

Conference

RESPECT 2024: Conference For Research On Equitable And Sustained Participation In Engineering, Computing, And Technology

Conference Dates

May 16-17, 2024

Conference Location

Atlanta, GA

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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