MyTERN REENTRY & RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COLLEGE PROGRAM

Through the Tufts Education & Reentry Network program MyTERN, the Tufts University Prison Initiative (TUPIT) provides college and reentry resources as part of a restorative justice program for returning citizens.

This program runs on the Tufts main campus and offers a 14-credit Civic Studies certificate program for people directly impacted by the carceral system. MyTERN students are those who want to pursue higher education while receiving reentry support in technology and financial literacy as well as employment and housing. Run through restorative practices, MyTERN students engage in a formal experience with and training in restorative justice circle keeping in partnership with the Transformational Prison Project, Responsible Party, and Legacy Lives On.