John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity

The John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity facilitates access to higher education and employment opportunities. The institute also creates opportunities and lowers barriers to success for persons formally involved in the criminal justice system by supporting institutional, structural, and human reform. College-in-prison programs have a proven record of reducing recidivism. The group advocates for the right to housing, employment, healthcare, and other human rights often denied to those with criminal histories. In addition, it targets laws and procedures that degrade and exclude those with criminal records. The organization works at the intersection of systems and regularly assembles stakeholders to collectively build strategies for going forward. This strategy distinguishes their efforts to develop a more complete and integrated system of college provision in New York State prisons. For more information about specific programs or to apply for enrollment, contact the organization directly using the information provided on this page.