Late last year, we walked into the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, or “Oakdale” as it’s known locally, named for the boulevard on which it is located in the quiet town of Coralville. Oakdale is also a prison. A few minutes, metal detectors and secure doors later, we were seated at round tables in a […]

Julie Ajinkya
Julie Ajinkya is vice president of applied research at the Institute of Higher Education Policy and co-author of In "Consideration of Reinstating Pell for Incarcerated Students."