These 15 students made up Gwynedd Mercy University’s
Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program ® inaugural class.
end of the semester, the books were kept in the prison library for
continued learning and future Inside-Out programming.
Suffice it to say, the launch of the program at GMercyU was a
success.
“Honestly, it’s one of the greatest experiences I’ll ever have in
my life,” said Ken McFadden '20, another GMercyU “outside”
student. “I learned a lot from this class. It changed me as a
person…it made me think about things a lot differently.”
150 +
higher education institutions,
ranging from small liberal arts colleges to
large research universities to local community
colleges, have sponsored Inside-Out courses
200 +
correctional institutions based in
urban, rural, and suburban settings, including
county jails, state and federal prisons, juvenile
facilities, and community correctional facilities at
all security levels, have hosted Inside-Out courses
64
instructor training institutes
conducted to date
38,000 +
Inside and Outside
students have taken courses
46
11
U.S. states and
have Inside-Out instructors
other countries
Inside-Out Website
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