There are a variety of ways you can engage your campus community on these issues, either through your own outreach or with the help of a student organization.

• Host a screening of College Behind Bars: This four-part documentary series follows a group of incarcerated students working toward getting their college degrees through the Bard Prison Initiative.
• Write an op-ed in your school’s newspaper: Writing an op-ed on the need for a college-in-prison program or ways to better support justice-involved students can show other students and college administrators that this is an important issue for the community.
• Volunteer or organize a fundraiser for a local reentry service provider: Reentry service providers, like Fortune Society in New York City and Operation Restoration in New Orleans, play a key role in helping support people returning from jails and prisons.