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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

A student with the Boston Workers Circle fifth graders class holds a sign in support of prison reform on Feb. 23 (Yogev Toby / Beacon Staff)

Why these fifth graders are advocating for prison reform

By Yogev Toby, Projects Editor / February 26, 2025

Supplied with crayons, a megaphone, and hand-painted cardboard signs, close to a dozen fifth graders formed a picket line in front of the State...

EPI alum discuss their experiences at the conference.

Grads, professors discuss Emerson Prison Initiative

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / March 29, 2023

The Emerson Prison Initiative held its first conference on Friday in the Bill Bordy Theater. The program, which offers incarcerated persons at the Massachusetts...