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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Advocacy groups petition EPA to address dangerous water quality in Illinois prisons

April 15, 2024

Fifteen environmental and prison reform groups filed an emergency petition asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address dangerous water quality in Illinois prisons, organizers announced at...

After four years studying the social sciences in prison, McKinley graduated from NU in November, and was released from prison Monday. He marched through The Arch the same day he gained his freedom.

Recent NPEP graduate Benard McKinley marches through The Arch after being freed from prison

January 23, 2024

Dozens of people lined up alongside The Arch Monday, waving pom poms and clapping enthusiastically as Benard McKinley (NPEP ’23) marched through it. Every year at Northwestern, thousands of incoming...

NPEP graduate James Soto celebrates after receiving his degree. Wednesday’s graduating cohort marked the first time incarcerated students have received bachelor’s degrees from a top 10 university.

Northwestern Prison Education Program celebrates inaugural commencement

November 16, 2023

William Peeples spent 13 years on death row before having his sentence commuted in 2003 to life without parole. Since joining the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Peeples has had the chance to study...

NPEP is the only bachelor’s degree program for incarcerated students offered by a top 10 university in the U.S.

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates named commencement speaker for inaugural NPEP class

October 24, 2023

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates will address the first class of incarcerated students in the United States to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from a top 10 university. The Northwestern Prison...

Jennifer Lackey, the director of Northwestern Prison Education Program, has been teaching courses at Stateville for six years.

Northwestern Prison Education Program receives $1 million grant

February 23, 2020

The Northwestern Prison Education Program received a $1 million grant to expand educational opportunities for incarcerated people. The program began in 2018 and continues to offer courses for college credit...

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