“A Golden Moment”
When I was asked to author this year’s annual appeal to our wonderful supporters, I was ecstatic. Writing this letter ...
Welcome, Michael Rowe!
We are delighted to introduce you to Michael Rowe, our new Director of Transitional Services! Michael has an extensive professional ...
Lt. Governor visits Hudson Link HQ
We were delighted to have the opportunity to host Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado, Assemblymember Dana Levenberg, and their staff at ...
Changing the Narrative
We were honored that The New York State Council on Community Justice was hosted on July 19th by Lt. Governor Antonio ...
Shawangunk Graduates in the Spotlight
Wallkill, NY -- In the gymnasium of Shawangunk Correctional Facility, a momentous occasion unfolded as tassels flew high. Twelve students ...
Tassels Raised in Taconic
Bedford, New York – On Thursday, May 30th, 2024, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Marymount Manhattan College ...
Green Haven Graduates Double in Size
Dutchess County, NY - On Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Columbia-Greene Community College ...
Greene’s Graduates Tripled in One Year
On May 23rd, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, in partnership with Columbia-Greene Community College, held a commencement ceremony ...
Congratulations, Sullivan Grads!
On Wednesday, May 2nd, 2024, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, in collaboration with SUNY Sullivan and St. Thomas ...
Honoring Bryonn Bain
Bryonn Bain, a multi-talented individual who excels in various fields like as acting, writing, activism, music, poetry, and teaching, will ...
Amplifying Their Voices: Beyond the Block
Our 2nd annual event, Beyond the Block: Voices from Sing Sing, took place on April 5th. It was a remarkable ...
Welcome, Eric Adejuwon!
Our new Communications Associate is Eric Adejuwon, whom we are delighted to announce. In his new role, Eric will design ...
And The Brian S. Fischer award goes to…
Greg Mingo Each year at Hudson Link’s annual Spring Benefit, we recognize two individuals for their dedication to education, reform, and ...
Home Dedicated in Honor of Paul Dinter
Hudson Link staff, alumni, and supporters honored Paul Dinter at his retirement celebration on February 16th at our Boutique. Paul ...
Hudson Link’s Spring Benefit: The Next Chapter
You may have heard this story before. In the void created by the elimination of Pell Grants for incarcerated people, Hudson ...
Welcome, Jessica Latorre!
We are pleased to welcome Jessica Latorre as our inaugural New Beginnings Coordinator. As the New Beginnings coordinator, Jessica ensures ...
Welcome, Jennifer Berry!
We are delighted to introduce Jennifer Berry as our inaugural Reentry Case Manager. In this role, Jennifer collaborates with residents ...
Welcome, Jane Hensley!
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Hensley as our Finish Line Coordinator. Jane is responsible for creating ...
Welcome Hilberto Ramos!
We are so excited to welcome Hilberto Ramos as the new Academic Coordinator at Shawangunk Correctional Facility. Hilberto is an ...
Welcome Penelope “Penny” Martin, Our First-Ever Student Records Coordinator!
We are pleased to welcome Penny Martin as our inaugural Student Records Coordinator to provide critical administrative support to a ...
Why Hire Formerly Incarcerated People
It is a cornerstone of our beliefs that those closest to the problem are also closest to the solution. Unlike ...
Our Inagural Operations Coordinator, Stanley Leon
We're so happy to introduce Stanley Leon, Hudson Link’s inaugural Operations Coordinator, who is supporting our team internally with responsibilities ...
Sequan Prude, our New Academic Coordinator for Sullivan C.F.
We are pleased to welcome Sequan Prude as our new Academic Coordinator at Sullivan Correctional Facility. Sequan comes to us ...
First Two Alumni Gatherings of the Summer
On Friday, June 23rd Hudson Link hosted its first-ever Westchester Alumni Gathering at The Center at Mariandale, located in Ossining, ...
Twenty-two honored at our Inaugural Finish Line Pinning Ceremony
Ossining, New York – Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison hosted their inaugural "Pinning Ceremony” for their Finish Line program ...
Our First Shawangunk Bachelor’s Graduation
Wallkill, New York – Hudson Link for Higher Education, in partnership with SUNY Ulster and Mount Saint Mary College, hosted ...
Celebrating 1,000 Degrees Awarded at 2023 Sing Sing Graduation
Ossining, New York – On Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Mercy College hosted ...
Taconic Class of 2023 Honors the Legacy of Incarcerated Women
Bedford, New York – On Thursday, May 25th, 2023, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Marymount Manhattan College ...
The Largest Graduation at Greene C.F. Since the Start of the Pandemic
Coxsackie, New York – On Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Columbia-Greene Community College ...
Celebrating Our at First Graduation at Green Haven C.F.
On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Columbia-Greene Community College hosted their inaugural commencement ...
Our 25th Anniversary Brian S. Fischer Award Winners are The Bedford College Program Founders
We wouldn't be where we are today without their vision. They knew that education gives you power, how education changes ...
Launching the Transitional Services Department
With the growth of our organization, the increasing importance of our reentry-focused services, and the continued expansions we anticipate over ...
Kiki Dunston Promoted to Inaugural Community Engagement Manager
Kiki Dunston, having thrived, persisted, and led with love as our Alumni Coordinator for the past three years, has been ...
Furnishings Provides Real Second Chance
Those who know Hudson Link know that we are much more than a college program. Not only are we staunchly ...
#CleanSlateCan’tWait: Advocacy and Statewide Action
On Thursday, December 1st, Hudson Link hosted a rally and press conference as part of a statewide day of action ...
Give Connections this Giving Tuesday
Hudson Link supporters know that we are more than just a college program. We understand that support during release and ...
What We’re Thankful For
For many, the long weekend ahead symbolizes an opportunity to wrap up our work, shut down our email, and spend ...
Life Didn’t End with a 25-year Sentence
Almost twenty-six years ago I was arrested and subsequently sentenced to 25 years to life. When I arrived at my ...
Once More to Albany!
On Saturday, November 19th, Hudson Link staff made our way up to Alumni for the last Captial Region visit of ...
Updates from New Beginnings: Hudson Link’s Transitional Housing Program
We understand that reentering citizens face a complex matrix of needs, especially regarding housing. That’s why Hudson Link is leading ...
2nd Annual Faculty Retreat Was a Blast!
On Thursday, November 3rd, we hosted our second annual Faculty Retreat at the Bethany Arts Community. This year's retreat supported and ...
Steps Forward for New Beginnings
On Friday, October 14th, we held the first-ever Strategic Planning Session for our housing initiative, New Beginnings. Joined by staff, ...
President Biden Sits With HL Alumnus To Discuss College In Prison
Last week, President Joe Biden sat down with Hudson Link Alumnus Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velazquez to discuss criminal legal reform and ...
Western NY Alumni, Thank You!
Last Thursday, October 6th, our Hudson Link staff made the six-hour drive to spend time with our outstanding Western NY ...
Rise Up 2022: Honoring Our Past While Shaping the Future
The 2nd Annual Rise Up Conference was a huge success with almost 500 participants, speakers, and audience members from all ...
Thinking Back & Looking Forward: Part I & II
We're very excited to share with you all the attached series put together by Hudson Link. "Thinking Back & Looking ...
Ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange
On Tuesday, August 23, several members of the Hudson Link team made their way down to ring the bell and ...
Celebrating Graduates at Greene Correctional Facility
On June 22nd, Hudson Link was lucky enough to host another in-person graduation ceremony, this time at Greene Correctional Facility ...
Celebrating Our Largest Group of Taconic Graduates
The second graduation was held at Taconic Correctional Facility the following afternoon where we had the opportunity to celebrate graduates ...
Jesse Williams Gives Keynote Address at Sing Sing Graduation
The college program at Sing Sing was Hudson Link's inaugural site and has been one of the most prominent parts ...
Mo’s Place Opens Its Doors
Hudson Link is thrilled to announce the opening of our second housing project for Hudson Link students reentering their communities ...
Thank You To EVERYONE Who Made Our Gala Special
We want to extend a most wholehearted thank you to everyone who was a part of creating, supporting, or watching ...
The 2022 Spring Benefit Award Winners Are……
One of our favorite parts of the annual spring benefit is the opportunity to recognize and honor some spectacular advocates ...
A Huge Victory: TAP Funding Returns to Incarcerated Students
In a groundbreaking legislative decision, New York State officially repealed the ban preventing incarcerated students from accessing TAP funding on ...
Register for the 2022 Virtual Spring Benefit TODAY!
We announced a few weeks ago that Hudson Link was planning a virtual benefit for this spring and we are ...
Sean Pica’s Testimony In Support for Restoring Tuition Assistant Program for Incarcerated New Yorkers
Sean-Pica-Testimony-Budget-Hearing-on-Higher-EducationDownload Testimony of Sean Pica, Executive Director Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Inc Before the Joint Legislative Budget ...
A Look Back at 2021…
Last month, Hudson Link sent out a heartfelt thank you to all of our supporters for making our work possible ...
Hudson Link Expands to Green Haven Correctional Facility!
Joel Jimenez, Program Director & Rachel Boher, Academic Coordinator prepare educational supplies for Green Haven students. Stormville, NY--Hudson Link for ...
This Giving Tuesday, Give Comfort
Hudson Link supporters know that we are more than just a college program. When students come home, the Hudson Link ...
5 Things Hudson Link is Thankful For
For many, the long weekend ahead symbolizes an opportunity to wrap up our work, shut down our email, and spend ...
A Note From Executive Assistant Deb Soule
My journey with Hudson Link began when I met Sean Pica at Taconic Correctional Facility. Sean was the first of ...
Hudson Link Alum featured by Black Westchester
On August 1st, Hudson Link Alumnus Clarence Maclin was featured in a radio interview on the “People Before Politics Radio ...
Donate Today to Support Speakers and Organizers of the Rise Up Conference
Hudson Link is coordinating a collaborative fundraiser with our partners at NYCHEP to support the Rise Up Conference, an innovative ...
Hudson Link Upgrades to Brand New Website!
From July 16, 2021 Hudson Link E-blast We are so excited to announce that Hudson Link's website re-design is now ...
Hudson Link Resumes In-Person Instruction at All Five College Program Sites
From June 16, 2021 Hudson Link E-blast We're back! This month Hudson Link resumed our in-person college instruction!While our college ...
Watch the Rest of the Videos from TEDxSingSing NOW
Although it feels like a lifetime ago, TEDxSing Sing took place only a little over a year ago! Unfortunately, with ...
A Bill in the New York State Could Permanently Change Language Surrounding Incarcerated People
Hudson Link has been a long-time proponent for using humanizing language when referring to currently or formerly incarcerated individuals. With ...
Hudson Link’s 2021 Virtual Gala Recap
The reviews are in: our Virtual Spring Benefit was a tremendous success! With more than 500 people tuning in to ...
Jazz for Justice: Performance by Wynton Marsalis
Thanks to all who joined us for Jazz for Justice, a performance by internationally acclaimed musician Wynton Marsalis, who generously ...
Forging Their Own New Path
More than 600 graduates have earned their degrees through the Hudson Link Higher Education in Prison program over the last ...
2019 Spring Benefit Dinner: Building a Better Future
2019 Spring Benefit Dinner: Building a Better Future waa a great event. Thanks to all who attended and contributed! ...
Calling All Hudson Link Artists!
Hudson Link is looking for a special way to celebrate our 20th anniversary, and we need your help. We are ...
Hudson Link Prepares to Graduate 46 Students at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, Hudson Link / Mercy College awarded 46 college degrees ...
Hudson Link Annual Spring Benefit Dinner
The Hudson Link Annual Spring Benefit Dinner was held May 17, 2018 ...
Hudson Link For Higher Education In Prison Honors The Jacob Burns Film Center At Annual Benefit
On Thursday, May 17 the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most ...
History in the Making: Congratulations to the First Ever Class of Graduates at Taconic!
Wednesday January 24th marked a groundbreaking moment in Hudson Link's history, when associate degrees were awarded to six of our ...
St. Thomas Aquinas College to Host a Screening of First Degree
This event is free and open to the public and will be held on the campus on Thursday, October 19, ...
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed to Serve as Keynote Speaker at Sing Sing Correctional Facility Graduation Ceremony
Hudson Link is thrilled to announce that Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, a noted advocate for increased access to higher education, ...
SUNY Sullivan 19 Graduates, 19 Honor Cords
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 Hudson Link celebrated the accomplishments of the most recent class of graduates from SUNY Sullivan’s associate ...
Hudson Link Awards 500th Degree
On June 7th, 2017 Hudson Link celebrated the accomplishments of Sing Sing’s Class of 2017 along with two major program ...
Up the River: How a College Degree Helps Give Men and Women a Second Chance
For many incarcerated in Ossining, New York’s Sing Sing prison, the freedom granted to them after serving their sentences is ...
Hope in Sing Sing Prison
Sparkling in the sunlight that inspired 19th-century romantic painters of the Hudson River School, Sing Sing prison’s razor wire, through ...
Sing Sing Prison Inmates Urge their Children to Make Positive Life Choices
Ossining program serves an outreach to prisoners’ young family members. “For many of the children in the neighborhood, they look ...
Hudson Link to Host College Commencement Ceremony at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Hudson Link / Mercy College to award 13 Associate and 23 Bachelor degrees in Behavioral Science at Sing Sing Correctional ...
Hudson Link to Host College Commencement Ceremony at Sullivan Correctional Facility
Hudson Link / SUNY Sullivan Community College to award an Associate degree in Liberal Arts to 20 men at Sullivan ...
SUNY Ulster Hosts “Zero Percent” Film Screening and Panel on Education in Prison
SUNY Ulster hosts a special event centered on the importance of access to higher education for people in the prison ...
$20,000 Gannett Foundation Grant Awards
Gannett Foundation Grant Reception in White Plains, Jan. 18, 2017. The media group awarded $20,000 to four organizations, including Hudson ...
Education Programs for NY Prisoners Who Want to Get Out and Stay Out
A course at Clinton Correctional prison taught him to cut and solder pipes for air conditioning systems but the lesson ...
Hudson Link Proves the Power of Prison Education
Douglas Duncan dropped out of high school with little self-worth or hope for a future. Associations with the wrong people ...
What Is Recidivism And What Can We Do About It?
With the highest incarceration rate in the world, the United States is home to an estimated 6.8 million people under ...
16 Years in Prison and 3 College Degrees
"I woke up in a place I didn’t know existed. I thought my life was over.” These are the words ...
What an Incredibly Impactful Year 2016 has Proven to Be!
Not only will 176 participants and alumni of our program have returned home to their families and communities by year-end, ...
Doris E. Buffett Building for Higher Education in Prison is Building a Better Future!
On September 29th Hudson Link hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in celebration of the grand opening of the Doris E ...
College Classes Get a Boost at New York State Prisons
College Classes Get a Boost at New York State Prisons, From the Wall Street Journal, By Corinne Ramey: Manhattan district ...
Hudson Link Executive Director heads to Washington DC for Second Chance Pell Announcement
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Executive Director Sean Pica is in Washington, DC today at the historic announcement ...
Pope Francis ‘In the Trenches’
Sean Pica from Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison joins Rev. Serene Jones and Joe Watkins to discuss Pope ...
Graduations 2016
Hudson Link’s annual graduation ceremonies are the culmination of the hard work of our students, professors and staff. The moving ...
First Degree: The Film
The film, "First Degree" follows three inmates as they pursue degrees, mentor at-risk youth, and prepare for life on the ...
14th Annual Hudson Link Graduation at Sing Sing: A Lesson in Hope
There was a celebratory air about the notorious Sing Sing Correctional Facility that early June morning that obviously isn’t present ...
Hudson Link Partners Nyack College & Columbia University Sign Obama’s Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Executive Director Sean Pica joined Nyack College President Dr. Michael Scales on a ...
Dozens of Sing Sing Inmates Graduate College
Thanks to a program called Hudson Link, a program that provides education to hardened criminals, the Sing Sing inmates were ...
Graduation day at Sing Sing: Dozens of prisoners earn their associate’s degree behind bars
Graduation day at Sing Sing: Dozens of prisoners earn their associate's degree behind bars. Inmates graduate through the Hudson Link ...
Hudson Link and Partners Sign Fair-Chance Pledge for Ex-Cons
Leaders of Nyack College and Ossining-based Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison were among a group of officials from ...
Hudson Link for Higher Education Logo
Hudson Link's logo was designed by Germaine, one of our graduates. Germaine was the child of a chaotic, dysfunctional childhood ...