The 2nd Annual Rise Up Conference was a huge success with almost 500 participants, speakers, and audience members from all over the United States and around the world! Higher education in prison is a field that has experienced a period of rapid expansion over the last twenty years. Although there is a lot of discussion […]
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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 Forward” is a multipart conversation chronicling the responses of two correctional leaders, Brian Fischer and Elaine Lord, and two formerly incarcerated leaders, Cheryl Wilkins and John Valverde, following the ban on incarcerated people’s access to […]
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. The class of 2022 at Greene consisted of three students who received their associate degrees in applied science and individual studies from our partners at Columbia-Greene Community College. No two educational journeys look alike, and […]
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 from the class of 2021 and the class of 2022 including the first-ever class of Bachelor’s Degree graduates at Taconic. Seven graduates received their associate degrees from their graduation in 2021, and 13 students received […]
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 of our work for over two decades. It feels amazing to return to in-person recognition of our students’ hard work and dedication through one of the most unprecedented and unpredictable times in Hudson Link’s history. […]
Mo’s House Opens Its Doors
Hudson Link is thrilled to announce the opening of our second housing project for Hudson Link students reentering their communities after incarceration. We named this house “Mo’s House” after Hudson Link Academic Coordinator Arlene “Mo” Mohammed. Mo was instrumental in helping launch the college program at the Bedford Correctional Facility and Hudson Link’s college program […]
