Cons In Class (Published 2003)
Sentiment against higher education in prison grows as states squeeze budgets of public universities and many question value of humanities education for inmates who may never be released; five New York State prisons have degree-granting programs and some prisoners see those programs as break from tedium of prison life or as ticket to eventual life outside prison walls; profiles of Rosemarie Murray, who teaches literature to inmates, and two prisoner-students Juan Roldan and Sean Pico; photos (special section, Education Life) (L)
