MINNESOTA - Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (St. Paul)

Jennifer J Wingren
Associate Professor
School of Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
763-657-3760
LECJEC
St. Paul, MN

Population Served: The incarcerated at Dakota County Jail

Program Description: The School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice has held two successful classes at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center. The Inside-Out program brings college students and incarcerated people together in a seminar setting to study criminal justice issues.

The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is a dynamic partnership between institutions of higher learning and correctional systems. It is designed to deepen the conversation about and transform approaches to understanding crime, justice, freedom, inequality and other issues of social concern.