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Odyssey Beyond Bars

Offers credit-bearing UW-Madison courses to incarcerated students in Wisconsin prisons, providing academic and professional opportunities for successful reentry.

https://odyssey.wisc.edu/beyondbars/
Higher Ed

Projects (4)

College jumpstart courses (credit-bearing and noncredit), combined with academic advising, all offered in-person

Our jumpstart courses prepare students in four prisons to enroll in college degree and certificate programs, such as the new associate degree program at Oakhill offered by UW-Madison's Prison Education Initiative

Higher EdNew Partners
DOC, other UW campuses, and occasionally with other schools that our students are transferring to or from, Prison Ministry Project, occasionally reentry service orgs (# of released alums is still small)Peter Moreno, Mike Exum (for academic advising)

OBB Library donation project

We deliver 125 new books to five WI prison libraries each year, 100 in English, 25 in Spanish (625 books total annually). These books are important additions to prison libraries that are usually understocked. They get students excited about reading and also advertise OBB (inside covers are stamped with "donated by OBB")

Higher EdNew Partners
DOC, LGBT Books for PrisonersTaylor Kirby

OBB Mentorship Program

This program matches volunteer mentors from UW-Madison's community of graduate students, staff and faculty to serve as one-on-one academic mentors to our students in prison.

Higher EdVolunteers
DOC, UW-Madison's community of graduate students and facultyPearly Wong

OBB Tutoring Program

This program brings volunteer tutors from UW-Madison's campus community to work with OBB students in small groups to improve student writing.

Higher EdVolunteers
DOC, UW-Madison's community of graduate students and facultyJen Fandel