The Inside-Out Exchange Program
“That wall isn’t there just to keep me in, but to keep you out.”
- Tyrone W. (former inside participant)
Education through which we are able to encounter each other, especially across profound social barriers, is transformative and allows problems to be approached in new and different ways.
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program increases opportunities for men and women, inside and outside of prison, to have transformative learning experiences that emphasize collaboration and dialogue, inviting participants to take leadership in addressing crime, justice, and other issues of social concern.
Moving beyond the walls that separate us...
“It’s so important that people can talk to and understand each other. What Inside-Out is doing is letting people see each other, and really talk. That’s the value of education. Bringing young people into prisons for classes means that they really meet each other. They hear each other’s stories and see each other as real people. That’s so important in creating justice in this world.”
- Sister Helen Prejean
Author of Dead Man Walking
Inside-Out Newsletter
The Summer 2011 issue of the Inside-Out newsletter is now available.
Side column:
Inside-Out Mini Documentary
'Inside Looking Out' tells the story of the national Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program by focusing on the University of Oregon Honors College course taught at the Oregon State Penitentiary.
'Inside Looking Out' was awarded the national 2009 Mark of Excellence Award by the Society of Professional Journalists. Out of more than 3,600 entries, the piece was chosen as the winner in the television feature category of collegiate work published or broadcast during 2009.
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