A presentation that provides facts and visuals about the organization's mission which is to provide transformative education for women and men in prison.

2. Topics
of
Discussion
» The
Era
of
Mass
Incarcera/on
in
the
U.S.
» Hudson
Link’s
Response
» A
Call
to
Ac/on

3. The
U.S.
Prison
System

5. The
U.S.
Incarcera8on
Rate
is
the
Highest
in
the
World

7. Did
you
know
that…
» 1
in
31
adults
are
incarcerated,
on
proba/on
or
parole
in
the
U.S.
» 60%
of
incarcerated
men
and
women
in
NYS
have
1
or
more
children.
» 61%
of
prisoners
enter
prison
with
less
than
an
8th
grade
educa/on.
» GED
is
the
only
State
funded
program
available
to
those
incarcerated.

8. » that
the
majority
of
prisoners
spend
years
and
decades
in
prison
with
no
academic
s/mula/on.
Did
you
also
know…
Such
treatment
is
not
effec(ve
in
preparing
the
incarcerated
for
re-­‐entry
to
their
communi8es.

9. OUR
RESPONSE

10. MISSION
Hudson
Link
for
Higher
Educa/on
in
Prison
provides
college
educa8on,
life
skills
and
re-­‐entry
support
to
incarcerated
men
and
women
to
help
them
make
a
posi/ve
impact
on
their
own
lives,
their
families
and
communi/es,
resul/ng
in
lower
rates
of
recidivism,
incarcera/on
and
poverty.

13. Impact
on
Students
• Increases
confidence,
purpose
and
hope.
• Improves
ability
to
cri/cally
think,
understand
consequences,
make
intelligent
choices.
• Builds
stronger
rela/onships
with
family
and
friends,
both
in
prison
and
upon
release.
• Provides
them
with
the
skills
and
knowledge
to
become
employable,
produc/ve
ci/zens
upon
release.

14. Impact
on
the
Community
• Increased
number
of
skilled,
educated
and
produc/ve
ci/zens.
• Provides
business
opportuni/es
for
alumni
to
support
their
families.
• Reduces
burden
to
taxpayers-­‐less
money
spent
on
incarcera/on
and
on
family
support
for
those
leY
behind.
• Reduc/on
in
overall
crime
rate
–
by
offering
children,
and
the
community
as
a
whole,
an
alternate
path.

17. Hudson
Link’s
Execu8ve
Director
Speaks