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June 26, 2026Punishment & Society0 citations

College-in-Prison Participation and Changes in Incarcerated Students’ Staff Relationships

College-in-prison participation and declines in incarcerated students’ perceptions of relationships to correctional staff

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TDTaylor DomingosIBIolanthe BrooksKDKaitlin Devaney

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Longitudinal mixed-methods survey finds declines in incarcerated students’ perceptions of correctional staff relationships following college-in-prison participation, suggesting need for shared...

Key Points

  • This research examines how participation in college-in-prison programs affects incarcerated students’ perceptions of their relationships with correctional staff.
  • Conducted a longitudinal mixed-methods survey of 56 applicants to a college-in-prison program.
  • Compared the perceptions of those admitted to the program with those who were not over a year.
  • Gathered qualitative and quantitative data to explore perception changes over time.
  • Admitted students’ positive perceptions of staff relationships declined, while negative perceptions increased.
  • Many admitted students reported staff resistance to higher education and viewed it as a threat to the prison system’s viability.
  • Non-admitted students showed little change in their perceptions of staff relationships.

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Domingos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e1878030ad1a9b3091819https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745261461713
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