Georgia State plans to pull the plug on Prison Education Project after nearly a decade

Dr. Lauri Goodling, Associate Dean for GSU’s Perimeter College Honors College speaks to graduating class at Walker State Prison. All students received an associate degree in general studies with honors distinction. (Courtesy of Georgia Department of Corrections)

A group at Georgia State University (GSU) is attempting to save a program for incarcerated people seeking a degree.

The Prison Education Project, or PEP, was started at GSU in 2016.

It offers for-credit college courses at Phillips State Prison and last year, it saw the first-ever class of incarcerated students at Walker State Prison graduate, all with honors.