THE HUSTLER FILES

RAISING THE BAR AND LOWERING RECIDIVISM RATES, ONE DEGREE AT A TIME


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The word Partake means ‘to consume’ and for those who become incarcerated, having lost everything will when given the opportunity for educational pursuits, be like sponges, ready and willing to participate as education returns them back some of their dignity.  At Partakers dot Org, a College Behind Bars degree program through Boston College, Emerson, and Tufts University, and most recently the Partakers Empowerment Program (PEP) in association with Brandeis University has for 25 years, within the State of Massachusetts, offering higher education and community mentoring for re-entry, to bridge the divide between those inside and outside of prison and assist with reducing recidivism.

 

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THE HUSTLER FILESBy Lisa Reilly

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