The Urban Inequality and Incarceration (UII) program at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility seeks to explore intersections of race, inequality, mass imprisonment, and policy and their connections to the carceral disparities present in our local and global communities.
Its current work centers on incarceration and includes transformative Inside-Out Prison Exchange courses at the State Correctional Institution in neighboring Chester; research on the impact of incarceration on children who have an incarcerated parent; Social Justice Impact Legal Internships (sponsored by SBAN, Chester Youth Justice Project, and the law firm Keller, Lisgar, & Williams, LLP.); and other student based learning such as directed reading and thesis opportunities. Through this engaged scholarship, UII aims to foster opportunities for deep learning, grounded action, and social change.