The Ripple Effects of College Prison Programs

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Changing Landscape
The Prison BA Graduation Initiative (PGI)
The Students
Hope, Transformation, and the Ripple Effect
Chapter 1: Samual Nathaniel Brown
Early Years
College
The Crime
LWOP
Turning Point
Lancaster-A College Man
Transformation
The Future
Chapter 2: Allen Dean Burnett II
Childhood
Home Life
An Emancipated Minor
Crime
LWOP
Turning Points
Education
The Future
Chapter 3: Billy G.
Early Years
Crime
Change
Survival
The 10-Year Wall
Lancaster
The Impact of College in Prison
The Future is Now
Chapter 4: J.H.
Early Childhood
Crime
College
Home
Chapter 5: Jason Keaton
Early Years
Crime
Prison
Turning Point
Transformation
Bachelor's Degree
Planning for the Future
A College Graduate
Chapter 6: Thaisan Nguon
Early Years
Gang Life
Crime
Prison
Honor Yard
Home
The Future
Chapter 7: Tin Tri Nguyen
Early Years
Adolescence and the Teen Years
Crime
The Journey to a BA Degree
Transformation
Challenges
Coming Home
The Ripple Effect
The Future
Chapter 8: Charlie Praphatananda
Early Years
LWOP
Transformation
The BA and Transformation
Commutation
The Future
Chapter 9: Risala Rose-Aminifu
Early Years
The Crime
Prison
Hope
The Road to College
The Change
The Sky's the Limit
Chapter 10: Jeff Stein
Early School Years
High School
Adulthood
The Crime
Prison: Hope Lost
Transformation
Transformation and Hope
Graduate
Chapter 11: Thomas Franklin Wheelock
Early Education
Teen Years
The Crime
Life Without Possibility of Parole
A Small Change Within
The Power of the Bachelor's Degree
The Classroom
A Free and Educated Man
Chapter 12: Daniel Whitlow
Early Education
Crime
Prison
Golden Eagles
Transformation
Commutation
Dreams for the Future
Chapter 13: Chay Dara Yin
Early Years
Crime
Prison
Turning Point/Education
The Ripple Effect of a Free College Graduate
The Future
Chapter 14: Reflections
Today
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index
About the Author