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
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
E. Hogan, D. J. Mir, A. Cencini, Keith O'Hara, A. G. S. Raj, W. G. Griswold, and L. Porter.
(2024).
"Re-Instatement Of Pell Grants For Incarcerated Students: Implications For CS Education".
RESPECT 2024: Proceedings Of The 2024 On RESPECT Annual Conference.
122-127.
DOI: 10.1145/3653666.3656099
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-comp-sci/121