Increasing Equity in Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Individuals With Disabilities in Prison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21373207 |
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| Authors | Ryan S Wells (0000-0002-6265-825X, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA, corresponding author), Michael P Krezmien (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA), Bernard P Audette (Massachusetts Department of Correction, Boston, MA, USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 691-711 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Prison Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-8855 • E-ISSN: 1552-7522 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00328855251388931 |
| OpenAlex | W4415549577 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The recent expansion of higher education programming in prison risks increasing inequality for disabled students who lack equitable access to these opportunities. Through a cumulative (dis)advantage framework, we describe existing educational pathway barriers to postsecondary education for incarcerated individuals with disabilities, demonstrating disability-related inequality in access to, and benefits from, prison education. Accordingly, we present a preliminary model of systemic improvements—Disability Identification, Integration, and Inclusion (DI3). The model provides a foundation for policy and practice recommendations to create equitable pathways to postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities in correctional settings
Educational Equity · Equity (law) · Higher education · Inequality · Postsecondary education · Prison · Special education · Disability Education and Employment · Education Discipline and Inequality · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Disability Critical Race Theory
The “Learning Disabilities-to-Prison” Pipeline
Decarcerating Disability
Higher Education Programs in Prison
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education
Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality
Reducing Inmate Misconduct and Prison Returns with Facility Education Programs
The influence of correctional education, skill proficiency, and lifelong learning on social outcomes of incarcerated individuals
Incarceration & social inequality
The school-to-prison pipeline for probation youth with special education needs
Standing Out and Sorting In
Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit)
The Matthew Effect in Science, II
Effectively Maintained Inequality
The racialized construction of exceptionality
| Highly cited | No |
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