About Prison Education

Our Mission

The UCLA Prison Education Program expands access to higher education to those who are impacted by incarceration. We support community-based alternatives to carceral facilities, and advocate for human justice strategies to transform poverty, public education, mental health, substance abuse, gender/class/race and environmental justice. Our courses and programs bring together those incarcerated and formerly incarcerated with UCLA faculty and students to learn alongside each other and, by doing so, effectively challenge bias, discrimination, and injustice in collaborative learning experiences.