The Colorado Coalition for Higher Education in Prison

Expanding access to transformative education and fostering community leadership behind and beyond the walls.
 

A large group of C-CHEP conference attendees, including CU Denver faculty, students, and community partners, posing together on a grand staircase at the January 30, 2026 conference

 

C-CHEP is a statewide alliance of academic institutions, the Colorado Department of Corrections, the Colorado Department of Higher Education, community partners, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, and other stakeholders.