Engaged Curriculum Grants
Crime, Prisons, Education and Justice Minor
Exploring issues around the criminal justice system and incarceration policy through first-hand experiences with prison education
Myths and misconceptions about crime, prisons and justice abound in the United States. In this interdisciplinary minor, students confront their preconceived notions head-on by serving as teaching assistants at the Auburn, Cayuga and Five Points Correctional Facilities and taking courses that help give context to their firsthand experiences. At a time when much of the country is turning its attention to criminal justice reform, this minor equips students to understand and assess competing claims about the criminal justice system; to bridge the chasms created by disparities in wealth, income, education and opportunity in contemporary society; and to be informed leaders in ongoing debates about mass incarceration and what has come to be called the “carceral state.”
Grant type: Development
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Law, Government and Policy
The Team
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Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Matthew Evangelista, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Jill Frank, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Jamila Michener, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Joseph Margulies, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences; Cornell Law School
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Thomas Owens
Cornell Prison Education Program
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Robert Scott
Cornell Prison Education Program
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Jan Zeserson
Cornell Prison Education Program
- Cornell partner: Cornell Prison Education Program
In the News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
$1.7 million Mellon grant fortifies prison education
– Cornell Chronicle
Related Links
Videos from PMA 4680: Prison Theatre and the Possibilities of Transformation
– Phoenix Players Theatre Group website
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.