News & Events
Gender equality takes center stage on April 18th at 1:00 PM EST as a combined team of incarcerated students from Maine DOC’s Women’s Center (WC) & Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center (SMWRC) aim to uncook the books on America’s wage gap against Harvard University’s Debating Union. Resolved: The United States Congress should enact the Paycheck…
The National Prison Debate League (NPDL) is partnering with the State of Maine Department of Corrections and the Boston College Debate Team. The National Prison Debate League (NPDL) is warming up our Spring season with an environmental policy debate which examines the economics of saving the planet. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should enact…
NPDL.ORG is excited to share our official 2023 Spring Schedule! We are partnering with State of Maine Department of Corrections, Wake Forest University, Harvard University, and Boston College for three dynamic debate events. Register online at Eventbrite http://npdl-debate-mainedoc-bostoncollege.eventbrite.com/ http://npdl-debate-mainedoc-harvard.eventbrite.com/ http://npdl-debate-mainedoc-wakeforest.eventbrite.com/
On December 14th, 2022, NPDL leadership joined in community with other educational, correctional, legislative, business, and peer leaders from all six New England states to work collaboratively as a part of the New England Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Prison (nebhe.org/commission). The Commission is funded by the Ascendium Foundation and represents…
On Tuesday November 15th, I had the honor of speaking at an event for Harvard Law School’s Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP). Harvard PLAP does amazing advocacy work within the Massachusetts state prison system on behalf of incarcerated people. “PLAPPERS” (student attorneys) volunteer their time and talents to protect the legal and human rights of…
Event Organizers: Daniel Throop (NPDL), Brittany LaMarr (NPDL), Dr. Lee Perlman (MIT), Dr. Ryan Thornell (Maine DOC), Professor John Katsulas(BC, NPDL), & Adam Lee (BC, NPDL) Resolved: “The United States should adopt a constitutional amendment to require term limits for justices of the Supreme Court”. MIT argued in the affirmative on this topic and Maine…
Hello friends! After our amazing October 12th launch event between Maine DOC and MIT Debate (video posted on our events page), I am happy to announce that our efforts to expand the league are in full swing! Our collaboration with Maine DOC continues and we’re also looking to work with the Federal Bureau of Prisons…
On October 12th, 2022 a co-ed team of incarcerated students from Maine DOC debated MIT on the topic of Supreme Court term limits. Watch this historic event and be inspired by the power of human potential. On October 12, 2022, during the 12th National Conference on Higher Education in Prison the National Prison Debate League…
The NPDL is very excited to be partnering with the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison to officially launch our programming at their 12th Annual National Conference on Higher Education in Prison (NCHEP). The Alliance has kindly offered this space for the NPDL to show the world the power of prison education personified. By placing…
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