The increased visibility of higher education in prison in the national landscape has placed conversations about higher education in prison squarely in the national spotlight, including scholarship. Yet, a centralized and consistent location for publication has not existed. The Journal of Higher Education in Prison (est. 2019) is the only peer-reviewed journal that publishes solely on topics and issues in higher education in prison and provides the growing field of higher education in prison a forum to discuss praxis and the ways that theory can and should inform teaching and learning in prison. Launching the Journal of Higher Education in Prison (JHEP) is one aspect of our collective commitment to quality and efforts to engage in transparent, public dialogue. As we move forward as a community of practice, JHEP invites practitioners, students, advocates, policymakers and others engaged in scholarship and research that centers teaching and learning in prison to use the pages of this journal to elevate context-specific research and writing to improve the quality of educational opportunities for students currently incarcerated and alumni of higher education in prison programs.
