885: Rehabilitating the System - with Dr. David C. Hayes⁠, Forensic Psychologist & Instructor Working with Incarcerated Students, & ⁠Arti Finn⁠, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, ⁠Orijin⁠

It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, brought to YOU by Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (⁠JAM 2024⁠), YOUR guests are Dr. David C. Hayes, Forensic Psychologist & Instructor Working with Incarcerated Students, & Arti Finn, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Orijin YOUR host is Dr. Jacob Easley II, Host, EdUp Xcelerated Excellence How is Orijin⁠ transforming corrections from warehousing to rehabilitation by providing incarcerated individuals with technology for education, job training, & reentry planning? What challenges & barriers do incarcerated students face in accessing higher education, & how are organizations like Orijin & educators like David working to overcome them? Why is it critical to change the public perception & stigma around individuals involved with the criminal justice system to support their successful reentry & employment? How can higher education institutions, corrections departments, & employers collaborate to provide meaningful educational opportunities & career pathways for justice-involved individuals? What role does data play in Orijin's approach to individualized learning & motivating incarcerated students to engage in programming? As the U.S. prison population exceeds 2 million & recidivism rates remain high, what do Arti & David see as the future of criminal justice reform & the power of education to break cycles of incarceration? Listen in to #EdUp! Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠⁠⁠⁠The EdUp Experience!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ● Support EdUp at ⁠The EdUp Merch Experience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We make education YOUR business!