Sing Sing · Bedford Hills · A community archive
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Ministry and Leadership brought graduate theological education inside New York prisons. This archive gathers the books, voices, and headlines of the community it built.
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Book15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom
VideoNYTS Master of Professional Studies — Sing Sing
MagazineThe Christian Century2014 cover story on the Sing Sing seminariansJust Justice — Jessica S. HenryPodcastFrom Sing Sing to Columbia University: Prison Education, the Second Look Act, and Prison Conditions
BookLed by the Spirit: The Story of New York Theological Seminary
TEDx talkThe Power of a Parent’s Voice — Lawrence Bartley
Academic journalAmerican Journal of Criminal JusticeMPS alumnus Michael Pass’s 1989 prison study
NewspaperThe Christian Science Monitor1997 report from inside Sing SingPreserve the history. Amplify the voices. Open the doors wider.
Preserving the history of the Master of Professional Studies community at Sing Sing and Bedford Hills, highlighting successes, and telling stories of hope, transformation, advocacy, and leadership. We share information to help expand access to graduate and theological education in correctional facilities, and to inspire and empower the broader community to fight for humanized justice.
A legacy since 1982 — led by New York Theological Seminary until 2024, now home at Union Theological Seminary.