Quotes and Endorsements Related to Inside-Out

This page is a collection of helpful quotes and endorsements of Inside-Out. These may be helpful in promoting a new local program. They are also very inspiring! Inside-Out staff and interns have used these quotes and other quotes to create graphics to share on social media. Be sure to follow our social media feeds to re-tweet and share.

Inside Student Quotes

“Inside-Out was the most humanizing learning experience I have ever had in my life.”

– Inside student at SCI–Graterford describing a Temple University Inside-Out class

"I've always been intimidated about going to a university, so taking this Inside-Out class really encouraged me to actually pursue my education."

– Inside student at the Ventura County Jail describing a California Lutheran University class

Outside Student Quotes

“This was the most impactful class that I have taken throughout my entire college career. It taught me about mass incarceration, the prison system, and the injustices in the criminal justice system. But more importantly, it taught me about the importance of breaking down barriers, ignoring stereotypes, and acknowledging an individual for their human worth. This class will propel me through law school as I will work towards litigating for prisoners’ rights and prison reform.”

– Outside student from the University of Michigan, learning with incarcerated students at Macomb Correctional Facility in Michigan

Instructor/Facilitator Quotes

“Teaching Inside-Out courses have resuscitated and revived my core sense of mission as a teacher. I have grown as a person, as a scholar and perhaps most deeply - as an educator.”

– Wade Deisman, Associate Dean of Arts and Professor in the Department of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia

"The best part about teaching an Inside-Out class is breaking down those walls within everyone."

– Anthony Paul Smith, Professor at LaSalle University in Pennsylvania

"Inside-Out courses leave you more informed about particular questions and topics than when you arrived, but more than any of that, they give you an orientation, a way of engaging with the world, a way of thinking about ideas and thinking about your fellow citizens that I just think is life changing."

– James Forman, Jr., Professor at Yale Law School in Connecticut

Corrections Quotes

“Programs like Inside-Out are proven to reduce recidivism among the formerly incarcerated, and prepare them for life outside the fences as a contributing member of their communities. It is far less expensive to educate a person and have them become a positive member of society than it is to keep them incarcerated."

– Rob Phillips, Education Supervisor at The Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women in North Carolina

Higher Education Administrator Quotes

“The Inside-Out teaching experience has transformed how I think about education as an administrator and how I live as a human being.”

– Jeffrey Gingerich, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Scranton