International Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
@theinsideoutcenter.bsky.social
Bringing together incarcerated & campus-based students for mutual learning and dialogue. Founded by Lori Pompa.
To learn more about trainings, contact us at [email protected]
To learn more about trainings, contact us at [email protected]
Don't miss these important training updates! 📣
Our March 2026 training has been cancelled. Our July 2026 training may take place in person, depending on interest levels. More information to come soon.
Visit our training page for the latest updates: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
Our March 2026 training has been cancelled. Our July 2026 training may take place in person, depending on interest levels. More information to come soon.
Visit our training page for the latest updates: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Don't miss these important training updates! 📣
Our March 2026 training has been cancelled. Our July 2026 training may take place in person, depending on interest levels. More information to come soon.
Visit our training page for the latest updates: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
Our March 2026 training has been cancelled. Our July 2026 training may take place in person, depending on interest levels. More information to come soon.
Visit our training page for the latest updates: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
If you're looking to become trained to teach within a prison setting, there is still time to apply for Inside-Out! 📣 Openings in 2026 trainings: March, May, June, July, August, and October
If you need additional information, you can contact us at [email protected].
If you need additional information, you can contact us at [email protected].
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
If you're looking to become trained to teach within a prison setting, there is still time to apply for Inside-Out! 📣 Openings in 2026 trainings: March, May, June, July, August, and October
If you need additional information, you can contact us at [email protected].
If you need additional information, you can contact us at [email protected].
The documentary “Classroom 4” follows students in a Lewis & Clark College Inside-Out class taught by Reiko Hillyer and documents interactions, exchange of ideas, and emotions shared between students.
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Classroom 4 - POV
A history professor teaches a class of free and incarcerated students inside a prison.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The documentary “Classroom 4” follows students in a Lewis & Clark College Inside-Out class taught by Reiko Hillyer and documents interactions, exchange of ideas, and emotions shared between students.
Read more here: www.pbs.org/pov/films/cl...
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Read more here: www.pbs.org/pov/films/cl...
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Thanks to your generosity, we are able to keep bringing that light into some of the darkest spaces — both external and internal. We hope that you’ll consider helping Inside-Out reach our goal of $20,000. We are 85% there!
To help us get to our goal, donate today: givebutter.com/wuZGki
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To help us get to our goal, donate today: givebutter.com/wuZGki
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January 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Thanks to your generosity, we are able to keep bringing that light into some of the darkest spaces — both external and internal. We hope that you’ll consider helping Inside-Out reach our goal of $20,000. We are 85% there!
To help us get to our goal, donate today: givebutter.com/wuZGki
#insideout
To help us get to our goal, donate today: givebutter.com/wuZGki
#insideout
The Inside-Out Center wishes you a refreshing, calm, and peaceful holiday season. We look forward to what's coming in 2026!
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December 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Inside-Out Center wishes you a refreshing, calm, and peaceful holiday season. We look forward to what's coming in 2026!
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We are nearly 70% of the way to our goal for this season.
Can you help us get all the way to 100%?
Donate now: givebutter.com/wuZGki
Learn more about how to support Inside-Out: insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Can you help us get all the way to 100%?
Donate now: givebutter.com/wuZGki
Learn more about how to support Inside-Out: insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We are nearly 70% of the way to our goal for this season.
Can you help us get all the way to 100%?
Donate now: givebutter.com/wuZGki
Learn more about how to support Inside-Out: insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Can you help us get all the way to 100%?
Donate now: givebutter.com/wuZGki
Learn more about how to support Inside-Out: insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
After several years, the Goshen College course of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange program will be moved back to two concurrent classes this year, as it had always been in the past.
Read more: record.goshen.edu/features/a-h...
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Read more: record.goshen.edu/features/a-h...
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‘A human experience together’: the Inside-Out May term - The Record
record.goshen.edu
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
After several years, the Goshen College course of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange program will be moved back to two concurrent classes this year, as it had always been in the past.
Read more: record.goshen.edu/features/a-h...
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Read more: record.goshen.edu/features/a-h...
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✨ NEW for 2026: One-Day Trainings for Educators Teaching College Courses on the Inside
👉 If you or anyone you know would like to receive updates, please complete our brief interest survey here: forms.gle/XKnr9PLPxzJd...
👉 If you or anyone you know would like to receive updates, please complete our brief interest survey here: forms.gle/XKnr9PLPxzJd...
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
✨ NEW for 2026: One-Day Trainings for Educators Teaching College Courses on the Inside
👉 If you or anyone you know would like to receive updates, please complete our brief interest survey here: forms.gle/XKnr9PLPxzJd...
👉 If you or anyone you know would like to receive updates, please complete our brief interest survey here: forms.gle/XKnr9PLPxzJd...
Dates for Inside-Out's 2025 Training Institutes are up on our website. Those interested can email [email protected] with any questions!
Click here to learn more: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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Click here to learn more: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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The Inside-Out Center | Training
The training is a comprehensive 6-day, 40+ hour intensive training program covering everything necessary to develop a course in the Inside-Out model.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dates for Inside-Out's 2025 Training Institutes are up on our website. Those interested can email [email protected] with any questions!
Click here to learn more: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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Click here to learn more: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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Interested in becoming trained to teach Inside-Out? 🎓
Learn more about how to get involved here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
Learn more about how to get involved here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Interested in becoming trained to teach Inside-Out? 🎓
Learn more about how to get involved here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
Learn more about how to get involved here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
The Inside-Out Center has officially become a free-standing nonprofit organization — an exciting next chapter in our story.
Learn how to support us here: www.insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Thank you, as always, for being the driving force — the inspiration — behind this movement.
Learn how to support us here: www.insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Thank you, as always, for being the driving force — the inspiration — behind this movement.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Inside-Out Center has officially become a free-standing nonprofit organization — an exciting next chapter in our story.
Learn how to support us here: www.insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Thank you, as always, for being the driving force — the inspiration — behind this movement.
Learn how to support us here: www.insideoutcenter.org/supporting-i...
Thank you, as always, for being the driving force — the inspiration — behind this movement.
Dates for Inside-Out's 2026 training institutes are available on our website now! 📣
Learn more about the 2026 trainings here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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Learn more about the 2026 trainings here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Dates for Inside-Out's 2026 training institutes are available on our website now! 📣
Learn more about the 2026 trainings here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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Learn more about the 2026 trainings here: insideoutcenter.org/training.html
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August 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
August 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Please share this with your networks! There are still spots in this class, contact us at: [email protected] or 215-204-5163
Interested in a College Course this Fall? Justice-involved/formerly incarcerated people can join an online Inside-Out course this Fall 2025. There is NO COST, but internet access and a computer are needed.
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Please share this with your networks! There are still spots in this class, contact us at: [email protected] or 215-204-5163
Whitman College has tried to offer Inside-Out classes every semester since 2016. They’re part of a network of schools across the globe with such classes, including at least three others in the Northwest.
Read more: www.opb.org/article/2025...
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A ‘garden’ where everyone grows: ‘Inside-out’ classes bloom bonds between inmates and Whitman College students
The Walla Walla liberal arts college's “inside-out” exchange program brings students into the Washington State Penitentiary to learn side by side with incarcerated people, creating space for honest co...
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June 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Whitman College has tried to offer Inside-Out classes every semester since 2016. They’re part of a network of schools across the globe with such classes, including at least three others in the Northwest.
Read more: www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Read more: www.opb.org/article/2025...
#insideoutprisonexchangeprogram #insideout
Interested in a College Course this Fall? Justice-involved/formerly incarcerated people can join an online Inside-Out course this Fall 2025. There is NO COST, but internet access and a computer are needed.
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
May 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Interested in a College Course this Fall? Justice-involved/formerly incarcerated people can join an online Inside-Out course this Fall 2025. There is NO COST, but internet access and a computer are needed.
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
Contact us at:
[email protected] or 215-204-5163
Join us in half an hour for a conversation with Howard Zehr, Barb Toews, and Freddie Nole!
Learn more here: mailchi.mp/0f9d51401e62...
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Learn more here: mailchi.mp/0f9d51401e62...
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May 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Join us in half an hour for a conversation with Howard Zehr, Barb Toews, and Freddie Nole!
Learn more here: mailchi.mp/0f9d51401e62...
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Learn more here: mailchi.mp/0f9d51401e62...
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Dr. Schannae Lucas discusses her prison education program, which is a college course taught to both Cal Lutheran students and incarcerated students in the local jail.
Watch here: youtu.be/VzQxTP68mY8?...
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Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program at California Lutheran University
YouTube video by KCAL News
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May 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Dr. Schannae Lucas discusses her prison education program, which is a college course taught to both Cal Lutheran students and incarcerated students in the local jail.
Watch here: youtu.be/VzQxTP68mY8?...
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Watch here: youtu.be/VzQxTP68mY8?...
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Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Heidi Reynolds-Stenson today from 4:00 to 5:15 PM EST!
Get the link here: mailchi.mp/8212e8d49544...
Get the link here: mailchi.mp/8212e8d49544...
May 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Heidi Reynolds-Stenson today from 4:00 to 5:15 PM EST!
Get the link here: mailchi.mp/8212e8d49544...
Get the link here: mailchi.mp/8212e8d49544...
Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Tara Gilligan!
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April 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Tara Gilligan!
Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/96200a30835b...
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Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/96200a30835b...
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Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Steve Shankman today at 4 PM EST! Learn more here: mailchi.mp/b2d1a44d7f01...
April 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us for a conversation with Inside-Out Instructor Steve Shankman today at 4 PM EST! Learn more here: mailchi.mp/b2d1a44d7f01...
Let's discuss Inside-Out and Law Schools today at 4PM with Inside-Out Instructor David Harris from University of Pittsburgh School of Law! 🎓
Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/0a01b441d42f...
Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/0a01b441d42f...
April 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Let's discuss Inside-Out and Law Schools today at 4PM with Inside-Out Instructor David Harris from University of Pittsburgh School of Law! 🎓
Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/0a01b441d42f...
Learn more about this event here: mailchi.mp/0a01b441d42f...
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A group of students sit in a big circle in the basement of Chicago’s Cook County Jail, listening in rapt attention to DePaul University Professor Jen Kouba.
Read more: www.wbez.org/education/20...
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DePaul class inside Cook County jail brings together incarcerated and traditional students
Inside-Out is a program taught in hundreds of jails and prisons across the country. DePaul’s class this quarter is about homelessness.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A group of students sit in a big circle in the basement of Chicago’s Cook County Jail, listening in rapt attention to DePaul University Professor Jen Kouba.
Read more: www.wbez.org/education/20...
Read more: www.wbez.org/education/20...
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A huge congratulations to Kenny Butler for his successful fellowship with the Samuel Centre! As an Inside-Out Trained Instructor and coach, Kenny plays a vital role in our community.
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Meet Kenny, who earned his degree while incarcerated through @insideoutprexpr.bsky.social, later becoming a coach and helping launch Pitzer’s Pathway-to-BA program.
His research explored how the program shapes future instructors. Stay tuned for his key findings! 🔗: buff.ly/o57Xvhw
His research explored how the program shapes future instructors. Stay tuned for his key findings! 🔗: buff.ly/o57Xvhw
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A huge congratulations to Kenny Butler for his successful fellowship with the Samuel Centre! As an Inside-Out Trained Instructor and coach, Kenny plays a vital role in our community.
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