Wyoming Pathways from Prison

Wyoming Pathways from Prison is a statewide collaborative that supports currently and formerly incarcerated people in navigating the waters of higher education and life more generally. 

In 2022, Pathways was accepted into the U.S. Department of Education’s Experimental Sites program and the Second Chance Pell Initiative. Under this experiment, Pathways was chosen as one of 200 programs across the country to phase in Pell Grant funding for incarcerated individuals with felony convictions. Upon acceptance, the program and UW began offering a Bachelor in General Studies degree to incarcerated students at the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk, Wyoming. 

Working in close partnership with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, UW faculty began teaching courses at center in a curriculum designed for students to achieve their degrees in four years. The first cohort at center is entering their third year of courses, and a second cohort of 20 students at Wyoming Medium Correctional Institute is entering their second year.

Your gift helps to fund educational expenses for these students—both within correctional facilities and when they continue their education upon release.