"Every beep of the metal detector makes everyone go tense, and slows things down. The Outsiders know this all needs to go smoothly so that at 9 am sharp we can make it to Room 209 of the Main Building where another no-nonsense guard is waiting impatiently to let us in."
"The class, held each Friday morning for three hours at a nearby women's correctional facility, is part of the US national Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program."
"There are 20 students on the course. Half are 'Outside' students, that is, mostly 19- to 20-year-old residential students at the small liberal arts college where I teach."
"The other half are 'Inside' students with a much broader range of age, background and life experience."
The Outsiders, dressed in black shirts, arrive at Boone Hall for a class at a women's correctional facility. After security procedures, they meet the Insiders, referred to as 'offenders', and class begins. This semester-long course is titled 'Introduction to Philosophy' and is part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The class consists of 20 students, with half being Outsiders from a nearby liberal arts college and the other half being Insiders with diverse backgrounds. One Insider is released early, while another is absent due to a cell search.
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