An edited volume reflecting on different aspects of teaching in prison and different points of view.

This book seeks to address some of the major issues faced by faculty who are teaching college classes for incarcerated students. Composed of a series of case studies meant to showcase the strengths and challenges of teaching a range of different disciplines in prison, this volume brings together scholars who articulate some of the best practices for teaching their expertise inside alongside honest reflections on the reality of educational implementation in a constrained environment. The book not only provides essential guidance for faculty interested in developing their own courses to teach in prisons, but also places the work of higher education in prisons in philosophical context with regards to racial, economic, social, and gender-based issues. Rather than solely a how-to handbook, this volume also helps readers think through the trade-offs that happen when teaching inside, and about how to ensure the full integrity of college access for incarcerated students.

"“In Education Behind the Wall, the authors focus on introducing the reader to key issues and processes in these dynamic institutions—higher education and prisons—and suggest more humane approaches to learning and living productively in both.”" - Fulbright Chronicles

"“This wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and impressive book takes readers behind prison walls, with authors adopting a holistic approach to education, recognising the significance of context, and looking beyond the classroom. . . . Taken collectively, the authors featured in this book bear witness to how education in prison can create spaces endowed with a sense of hope and opportunity, so elegantly described by Alexander X.”" - International Review of Education

"“In this collection, Gellman and her contributors tell powerful and instructive stories about how higher education institutions and individual faculty members can stumble their way into positive contributions to the lives of the incarcerated. (It) makes a significant contribution to this body of work and concludes with an appendix that provides numerous accounts of American carceral culture as well as histories of college-in-prison programs. . . . A useful and brass-tacks guide to how a prison program works.” " - Academe

"“Gellman and her contributors tell powerful and instructive stories about how higher education institutions and individual faculty members can stumble their way into positive contributions to the lives of the incarcerated. . . . Gellman’s collection makes a significant contribution to this body of work and concludes with an appendix that provides numerous accounts of American carceral culture as well as histories of college-in-prison programs.”" - Reports on Higher Education in Prison