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Women's History Month | Who's a local woman you stand in awe of?

Denise Martin on Deb Reardanz (both pictured above during a trip to Champaign's former Rage Room ... Becky Park on 83 Vietnamese's "Mama Lam" ... Cynthia Oliver on Rebecca Ginsburg

At Stateville maximum security prison, first group of prisoners earns college degrees from Northwestern: 'A place of second chances'

Before Sheila Bedi starts her law school class, the Northwestern University professor’s nearly 20 students make last-minute touch-ups to their final presentations. Some look over their notes, while others chat with their neighbors. The first group goes to the front of the room, painted purple and white with graduation photos on the walls. They discuss mass incarceration, from its ties to ...

16 inmates are first to earn college degrees from Northwestern

At Stateville maximum security prison, first group of prisoners earns college degrees from Northwestern: 'A place of second chances'

Before Sheila Bedi starts her law school class, the Northwestern University professor’s nearly 20 students make last-minute touch-ups to their final presentations. Some look over their notes, while others chat with their neighbors. The first group goes to the front of the room, painted purple and white with graduation photos on the walls. They discuss mass incarceration, from its ties to ...

Rebecca Ginsburg is receiving an Illinois Public Humanities Award - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

Their Stories Helped Lift a 26-Year Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners

A college education transformed former inmates’ lives. But some critics fear low-quality programs will rush in.

Illinois woman earned degrees in prison, seeks to inspire others

Sandra Brown beat the odds to get a college education while in prison in Illinois. Now free, she seeks to make the process easier for others.

Ex-prisoner fought for an education behind bar, and now tries to help others.

Sandra Brown, against huge odds, earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree and started a Ph.D. program while she was locked up.

Chance to earn a college degree in prison benefits inmates — and society

Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program deserves support, as do similar models that we hope can start to flourish now that Congress has rightly gotten rid of the ban on needs-based Pell grants for prisoners.

Chicago news roundup: Program aids women in earning degrees while incarcerated, another City Council departure, and more

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