Bedford, New York – On Thursday, May 30th, 2024, Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison and Marymount Manhattan College recognized the accomplishments of six graduates who earned their Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and three individuals who received their Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Human Rights at Taconic Correctional Facility. The keynote […]
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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, with both the support and life skills needed to succeed outside of prison, but the Hudson Link family has also found a permanent home in our new historic office building located at 23 State Street in Ossining, NY. Read More
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 of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program, which will allow incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grant funding for postsecondary education. Read More
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 visit to the White House on Friday, June 10, along with other college and university officials to sign a historic pledge supporting higher education for formerly incarcerated people. Read More
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 able to graduate from Mercy College. “Oh, it broadened my horizons,” says Herbert Morales, 50. “Before I was in this program, I thought the border stopped at Brooklyn.” Read More
