Inside-Out Prison Exchange
Expanding LC course offerings at the Columbia River Correctional Institution
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange brings fifteen people incarcerated at the Columbia River Correctional Institution and fifteen undergraduate students together in courses taught by Lewis & Clark College faculty.
For both students and faculty, the experience is powerful and transformative.“None of us will ever look at the world the same way,” one student said.
Applications are NOW OPEN for Summer 2024 Inside-Out Instructor Training Faculty Grants.
Demand for these courses, from both incarcerated (inside) and Lewis & Clark (outside) students, far surpasses our current offerings. Now, with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s “Healing Social Suffering Through Narrative” grant, we are expanding the Inside-Out courses offered by Lewis & Clark.
We hope to hear from you!
Faculty book release: “A Wall Is Just A Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America” by Reiko Hillyer
Please join us in congratulating Professor of History and Department Chair Reiko Hillyer on the upcoming publication of her latest book, A Wall is Just a Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America (Duke University Press, February 16, 2024). Influenced by her work teaching in the Inside-Out program, Hillyer traces the decline of practices that used to connect incarcerated people more regularly to the free world.
Interning at Inside-Out: Six Questions for Molly Gibbons
With funding from the Mellon Foundation, LC student Molly Gibbons completed the inaugural Inside-Out Internship over Summer and Fall of 2022. Molly is a History major and Hispanic Studies minor from Missoula MT who plans to graduate in Spring ’24.
“This internship was one of the most informative and valuable work and educational experiences I have had,” she said. Read on to find out why.
Spring ’24 Prison Exchange Class Performance from the Inside-Out
Outside student applications are now closed for the Spring ’24 Inside-Out course.
Inside-Out Prison Exchange Piece Performed at Portland Center Stage
Professional actors, in collaboration with faculty and students from Lewis & Clark, presented I Think of You, a variation on the final theatre project of students in the spring Inside-out Prison Exchange course.
Cry of Freedom: New Inside-Out Prison Exchange Course
From the Inside-Out: 5 Questions for Molly Robinson
In Summer 2022, Molly Robinson, associate professor of French, completed Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program’s Instructor Training thanks to a faculty grant from the Mellon Foundation and the Center for Community and Global Health.
VIDEO: How the Humanities Can Save Humanity
In celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month (#NAHM), Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation, moderated a wide-ranging discussion with artists Mel Chin and Allison Janae Hamilton and writer-photographer Emily Raboteau about how the humanities are tackling the interconnected challenges of climate change, public health, and racial injustice, among other pressing social justice issues.
The Lewis & Clark College Center for Community and Global Health is supported in part by a Mellon Foundation grant, Healing Social Suffering Through Narrative.
VIDEO: Social Change through Transformative Education
Meet Lori Pompa, Founder and Executive Director or the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Find out how L&C is expanding our presence at Columbia River Correctional Institute and get involved.
VIDEO: The Flows Between Education and Incarceration
