Utah Prison Education Project admits first degree-seeking students

Students in the women’s unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility will pursue a bachelor’s degree in university studies and a certificate in professional and technical writing.

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Ascendium Grant will support new research center focused on postsecondary education in prisons

The proposed center will serve as a national hub for defining critical evidence gaps and advancing rigorous research to inform the design, evaluation and improvement of postsecondary education programs for incarcerated learners.

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‘Virtual nature’ experiences in prisons reduce stress

Exposure to nature imagery or nature sounds decreased physiological signs of stress in the incarcerated.

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