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Is Johnny Pippins who is a scholar on the 'prison to school pipeline.' Read more at https://xitter.cf/t.co/IYuvixG6EQ

 Cedar Rapids, IA
Joined June 2022
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📊 Almost 80% of voters support the #SaferSupervisionAct, and I’m one of them. We need a federal supervision system that strengthens public safety, cuts waste, and helps people rebuild with stability. Read the poll:sholink.to/SaferSupervisionP… @REFORM #SaferSupervisionAct
New Polling Shows Americans Agree: It’s Time for the Safer Supervision Act

New Polling Shows Americans Agree: It’s Time for the Safer Supervision Act

New polling reveals 79% of Americans, including Trump and Harris voters, support the Safer Supervision Act to reform federal supervision and enhance public safety.

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The ultimate test of your knowledge is your ability to convey it to another.
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I love how when I search for stock images of a "pay phone", all that comes up are cartoons of cell phones with $$ apps on them.
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When Leon woke up this morning he had no idea he would be coming home today. After 60 years in prison, his life sentence was commuted by the governor.
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Just because someone has a run~in with the law... does Not give us the right to starve them, treat them as slaves & throw them in a dungeon for decades on end. #MassIncarceratedLivesMatter #endMassIncarceration #JusticeForJon #NotForgotten ♡
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Every day people do something they shouldn’t and end up hurt or hurting someone else. It’s an accident but it changed someone’s life. Those who survive an accident thank God for a second chance. When do those inside get that second chance? – at Hueytown, AL
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Our current board is a complete and total waste of tax payers money. They are being paid a good salary to do absolutely nothing. They aren’t looking at recidivism rates, education, rehabilitation, nothing. They are making sure they let the ones out who will be right back. – at Hueytown, AL
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After 23 years in prison, Corey received his second chance. He hasn’t stopped smiling yet.
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After 40 years in prison, Carey received his freedom after his life sentence was commuted by the governor. There are many others worthy of redemption waiting on their opportunity for a second chance.
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I'm excited to share this painting by Alvin Smith: “The 1994 crime bill…initiated the Pell-stripping swing of the pendulum. I envisioned the center aisle of the House of Rep. s floor as the pendulum once again swings into the year 2023 with the return of Pell.” @EmpowermentAve
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Exactly this!! 👇👇
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My college roommate's mom sent me a link to a story on my beat written by my former intern. Three questions about what's next for prison education for @chronicle by @emmahhall1, a former fellow with @calmatters @collegebeatCA. chronicle.com/article/prison…

Prison Education Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger. Here Are 3 Key Questions About What’s Next.

Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated students became eligible for Pell Grants on July 1. Experts point colleges toward a set of best practices.

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More of this! Bringing college to incarcerated folks benefits everyone.
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Earning a degree, and a sense of freedom. For the very first time, incarcerated students enrolled with the Yale Prison Education Initiative and @UNewHaven graduated with associate degrees. Learn more: bit.ly/3CTwMvE #Yale @YPEIdwighthall 📷: Karen Pearson
Photo of graduates Maurice Blackwell and Marcus Harvin embracing during the June 9 ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of graduates Maurice Blackwell and Marcus Harvin embracing during the June 9 ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of Alpha Jalloh, one of the graduates of an associate degree program run by the Yale Prison Education Initiative and the University of New Haven, receiving his degree during a ceremony June 9. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of Alpha Jalloh, one of the graduates of an associate degree program run by the Yale Prison Education Initiative and the University of New Haven, receiving his degree during a ceremony June 9. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of several members of the Yale faculty wearing caps and gowns who have taught in the YPEI program took part in the commencement. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of several members of the Yale faculty wearing caps and gowns who have taught in the YPEI program took part in the commencement. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of graduates, including Evan Holmes, wearing their caps and gowns during the ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of graduates, including Evan Holmes, wearing their caps and gowns during the ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

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Your kids will remind you.. you got kids 🤣🤣🤣 @debrittanyfinney
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Replying to @GovPritzker
@GovPritzker today is a GREAT day to grant the clemency of @Free2Phd! It will definitely be one you won’t regret. #JohnnyPippins #TimeServeHim
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I support Johnny Pippins’ (@free2phd) plea for clemency & support Illinois leaders @GovPritzker @LtGovStratton @RobertJPeters in heeding our call to recognize his story. #johnnypippins #TimeServedHim
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wbez.org/stories/in-order-to… pls retweet: Help Johnny Pippins (@free2phd) to turn his last chance to pursue a PhD into reality & back his plea for clemency by supporting Illinois leaders @GovPritzker @LtGovStratton @RobertJPeters to recognize his story. #johnnypippins #TimeServedHim
In order to attend a Ph.D. program, he needs Gov. Pritzker’s help getting out of prison

In order to attend a Ph.D. program, he needs Gov. Pritzker’s help getting out of prison

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As we approach the 11th hour, I and many others continue to support Johnny Pippins’ (@free2phd) plea for clemency & support Illinois leaders @GovPritzker @LtGovStratton @RobertJPeters in heeding our call to recognize his story. #johnnypippins #TimeServedHim @GlennLoury
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Gov. Pritzker, you spend most of your social media time on Twitter. Please grant clemency to Johnny Pippins. @GovPritzker Let him free 2 PhD! #JohnnyPippins #commutation
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#FreeJohnnyPippins Thankfully, the Chicago Sun-Times has now joined our crusade to persuade @GovPritzker to grant clemency to this remarkable man so he can complete his doctorate: chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/…
Pritzker should consider granting clemency for prisoner hoping to get Ph.D.

Pritzker should consider granting clemency for prisoner hoping to get Ph.D.

If any prisoner has a solid argument for being released, it seems to us, it’s Johnny Pippins, who earned undergraduate and master’s degrees while behind bars and has expressed remorse for the murder...

chicago.suntimes.com
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