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T.R.U.E. Unit Hosts Prison Labor Debate On the Cellblock
On Monday April 27th, 2026 NPDL.org proudly staged a historic cellblock debate in Connecticut between two powerhouse teams. The Fulton Debating Society of Boston College traveled to Cheshire Correctional Institution to face the undefeated T.R.U.E. Unit debate team. Academic analysis versus lived experience clashed brilliantly on the subject of prison labor policy as both teams…
Read MoreMonmouth University Joins the Prison Debate League!
On Wednesday April 8th, 2026 the Monmouth University Debate Hawks officially joined the League! NPDL.org welcomes another great university partner to our amazing network of debate coaches and teams. Monmouth Coach Joe Patten and his squad generously traveled from New Jersey to York Correctional Institution (CI) in Niantic, Connecticut to debate the undefeated women of…
Read MoreNPDL Stages Historic Officer-Integrated Prison Debate Team in Maine
NPDL.org staff put on our lab coats to organize another historic event in Maine! On Wednesday April 8th, 2026, the Convictionists of Maine State Prison hosted the vaunted Harvard Debate Council for a debate on US nuclear policy in Asia with a side of reimagined power dynamics. The Convictionists feature an integrated NPDL cohort of…
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