With JFF’s support: 80+ institutions expanded or refined higher education programs in prisons in 38 states. 200+ postsecondary leaders learned from peers and reentry partners about best practices to increase economic opportunity for people after…
Building Fair Chance Ecosystems at the State Level A national initiative led by JFF’s Center for Justice & Economic Advancement to transform state systems so people with histories of incarceration can access education and careers…
How to Catalyze EdTech Deployments for People Who Are Incarcerated The following recommendations are steps that six sets of stakeholders—corrections leaders, postsecondary leaders, employers, solutions providers and technologists, investors, and policymakers—can take to catalyze the…
Vehicles for Change City: Halethorpe, Maryland Year Founded: 1999 (Vehicles for Change); 2016 (Vehicles for Change-VR) Website: https://www.vehiclesforchange.org/ Segment: Learning Content Provider Measures of Success Virtual reality training program reduces training time by 60% VR…
An Opportunity Software can generally be installed and updated more quickly and less expensively than more steady-state pieces of the technology puzzle, such as computers and networking hardware. That means it’s easier for program administrators…
How We Selected Companies JFF reviewed more than 1,000 organizations that offer hardware, software, digital educational content, and/or consulting services that could support education and training programs in prisons, jails, and other carceral settings. To…
A market scan of technology tools and platforms that can expand and improve education and training options for people who are incarcerated. Edtech providers seeking to offer their products in prisons and jails have an…