Stateville Correctional Center to shutdown - What's next for prison education in IL?

Stateville Correctional Center must relocate the majority of its population by the end of the month. What does this mean for the men who are being abruptly transferred? Reset learns more about the power and pain that come with prison education initiatives, how educators are adjusting to Stateville's impending closure and how we can advocate for students behind bars. Phyllis West, Director, Social Justice Initiative, Governors State University Alice Kim, Director of Practice, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, University of Chicago Flor Esquivel, Administrative Director, IL Coalition for Higher Education in Prison --- WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons is your forum for the Chicago conversation. We bring context to the latest local news with journalists, experts and newsmakers. And we cover a wide variety of beats from State and City Politics to Arts and Culture to the Environment. Every Tuesday, we talk Health and Wellness. Every Thursday, it’s Food and Music. We’re on the latest news stories throughout the week and on Fridays in our Weekly News Recap. 💻 Check out more Reset interviews: wbez.org/reset 📧 Sign up for our daily newsletter: wbez.org/resetnews 🎧 Listen to the Reset podcast: https://bit.ly/3Tog0N3