The Best Place for a College Student to Truly Learn
A unique college course is being held inside a minimum-security prison, where undergraduates from Lewis & Clark College and incarcerated students learn together. The class, part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, focuses on the history of crime and punishment in the U.S. and encourages discussions that blend academic knowledge with lived experiences. Professor Reiko Hillyer emphasizes the importance of questioning societal norms surrounding prisons and the impact of personal narratives on understanding these institutions.
- ▪The course is held at Columbia River Correctional Institution and includes both incarcerated and outside students.
- ▪Professor Reiko Hillyer has been teaching this course since 2012 and has published a book about her experiences.
- ▪The Inside-Out model aims to combine subjective lived experiences with academic knowledge to foster deeper understanding.
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Jurisprudence The Best Place for a College Student to Truly Learn It might just be a prison classroom. By Charlotte West May 27, 202610:00 AM The class includes undergraduates from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and incarcerated students. Via Charlotte West Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment This story is published in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher education. Subscribe to College Inside, an Open Campus newsletter on the future of postsecondary education in prison.
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