Level's blog
Below you'll find news and updates about Level's prison education program as well as stories from people across the country who are impacted by the prison system, coming together to move towards a brighter future.
Diamond Quarles
Diamond Quarles is working overtime to support her family and her loved one in prison. She enrolled her spouse Jerrod in Level’s prison education program because his facility didn’t offer much in the way of educational programming. “Guys in these situations have lost all hope, right? They got this bad report card of life, basically… Hope is what you guys give,” she says about Level.
Expanding the Reentry Ecosystem: Harley Blakeman Launches Reentry Care
Reentry Care, a new project by our friend Harley Blakeman at Honest Jobs, provides free healthcare enrollment assistance to justice-impacted people, currently serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Alicia Guthrie
Alicia Guthrie had been to jail before, but the four and a half months that she spent in a Texas county jail in 2024 were unlike anything she had ever experienced. She felt dehumanized and unsafe. When she came across Level’s prison education program, she knew it was for her. “Y’all are helping people that others are shutting the door to.” she says. “Level really impacted me a lot.”
Building a Brighter Future: Financial Literacy and Fair Chances
In celebration of Financial Literacy Month and Fair Chance Month, Level is proud to announce that we are working on a five-part financial literacy series specifically targeted to people in prison so that they can thrive after release and break the destructive cycle of incarceration.
What’s New At Level
In this post, we share news and updates every few months about our program and partnerships to bring education and job training to people in prison across the country. We share news about newly published content and the growth of our program. Thank you for being a part of our community. We would not be where we are today without you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
2024 Year In Review
Thanks to our community both inside and outside prison walls, 2024 has been incredible for Level. We published three new educational guides and delivered over 4,440 educational guides and 2,700 certificates directly to 2,200 incarcerated learners across the country. We couldn’t have done it without you, the community that powers this program 💪🏽⚡️🚀🙏🏽
Educational Needs Of Women In Prison
Level conducted a nationwide survey to learn more about the educational needs of women in prison. We surveyed nearly 300 women in federal, state, and county facilities across 34 states and asked them what educational programs were available to them and whether these programs met their needs. Read the full survey report.
2022 Year In Review
2022 has been incredible for Level and we’d love to share details about our growth. We served 1,700 incarcerated learners at 730 unique federal, state and county prisons across the country. We couldn’t have accomplished this without our amazing community both inside and outside prison walls across the country. Thank you!