Northwestern Prison Education Program - NPEP

Northwestern Prison Education Program - NPEP NPEP is the first and only degree-granting program for incarcerated students from a top 10 university.

Join us August 27 for Community Hour!
08/09/2026

Join us August 27 for Community Hour!

To follow up Donnell’s blog post, we’re sharing more NPEP Stories in Motion class photos. Notice how the green screen wa...
08/06/2026

To follow up Donnell’s blog post, we’re sharing more NPEP Stories in Motion class photos. Notice how the green screen was transformed during the editing process!

At the end of June, NPEP hosted an international conference, “The Right to Be Known,” inside both Sheridan and Logan Cor...
07/30/2026

At the end of June, NPEP hosted an international conference, “The Right to Be Known,” inside both Sheridan and Logan Correctional Centers, which explored themes of wrongful convictions, epistemic injury, and the erasure of incarcerated voices. Artwork exhibited at the event was created by NPEP students and graduates. Through painting, drawing, photography, poetry, and mixed media, the artists offered powerful reflections on identity, justice, memory, resilience, and the importance of being seen and known.

Together with the conference presentations and discussions, the exhibition underscored a central message of the event: that the voices, stories, and creative work of incarcerated people deserve to be recognized, engaged with, and valued—to be known.

Join us July 26 for our next Community Hour!
07/10/2026

Join us July 26 for our next Community Hour!

In our latest blog post, three members of our community share their thoughts about the April NPEP graduation.Link in bio...
07/06/2026

In our latest blog post, three members of our community share their thoughts about the April NPEP graduation.

Link in bio and stories.

NPEP is proud to be featured in two articles in the summer 2026 Medill - Northwestern University alumni magazine, both o...
06/20/2026

NPEP is proud to be featured in two articles in the summer 2026 Medill - Northwestern University alumni magazine, both of which highlight classes taught at Sheridan Correctional Center that culminated in collaborative projects co-created by on-campus and NPEP students.

See ⬇️ for details.

Beyond the Lens: NPEP and on-campus students co-created and produced documentaries in NPEP’s Documenting Carceral Injustice class.

Be sure to view the clip from “Hey Hugo” at the bottom.

https://medill-northwestern.shorthandstories.com/beyond-the-lens/

Sound Storytelling: NPEP and on-campus students worked together to craft public radio segments for WBEZ’s “Prisoncast!” in NPEP’s Storytelling: Making a Radio Show in Prison class.

https://medill-northwestern.shorthandstories.com/sound-storytelling/

We loved celebrating NPEP students Jabari’s and Maria’s graduations on campus this past weekend!
06/15/2026

We loved celebrating NPEP students Jabari’s and Maria’s graduations on campus this past weekend!

Join us June 25 for Community Hour!
06/05/2026

Join us June 25 for Community Hour!

Join us Thursday for Crime Fictions and Wrongful Convictions!
06/01/2026

Join us Thursday for Crime Fictions and Wrongful Convictions!

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