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As the second age of prison education begins to take shape with the reintroduction of Pell Grants to incarcerated people across the United States, there is a need for both effective teachers and effective teaching techniques. As previously and currently incarcerated educators, we offer a brief overview of imposter syndrome in prison while mapping a pathway through the use of communication for overcoming obstacles to education present in correctional settings. We end with a call for educators both inside and outside of prison to expand and pilot in-prison educational programs.

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normalization convict criminologists prison education imposter syndrome identity criminal stigma

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