Should We Turn Prisons Into Colleges?
Channel: University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Date: 2018-05-08

Dr. Joshua Miller, Director of Education at Georgetown University's Prison and Justice Initiative. Speaking at University of Hawaii at Hilo on Thursday, May 3

Abstract: Many reformers--most recently Elizabeth Hinton in the New York Times--argue that prisons must include a substantial educational element in order to rehabilitate those we incarcerate. In this paper, I explore the underlying data on mass incarceration and the effects of education on recidivism alongside a conceptual exploration of theories of punishment. I will argue that college programs in prisons and jails present serious challenges to both our thinking about incarceration and

our justifications and explanations for the value of higher education.

This event is sponsored by the UH Hilo Departments of Philosophy, Sociology, the Pre-Law Certificate Program, Hawai`i Island Philosophy Club and SAC