The document introduces a new book called "Criminal U" by Andrew Scot Bolsinger. It discusses Bolsinger's experience and education in America's penal institutions. Criminal U will provide insights into the U.S. prison system through first-person accounts and data. It aims to educate readers and catalyze discussion on issues such as recidivism, the school-to-prison pipeline, and mass incarceration. Criminal U will also be an online platform connecting supporters and providing resources on incarceration issues.

1. Criminal U
Andrew Scot Bolsinger
My education behind the barbed wire and bars of America’s prisons
“Prison don’t teach motherf%#^*s how to stop what they
doin’,” an inmate told me shortly after I was incarcerated.
“They teach you how to do it better. Believe that.”
I soon learned this lesson first-hand on the road to personal redemption and recovery.

2. Criminal U
Welcome to Criminal U,
where more than two million
students are enrolled without
a textbook … until now.
Andrew Scot Bolsinger
When an award-winning journalist
experienced several years of the cruel
environment of penal institutions, he was
compelled to create the first-ever
university-level behind-the-scenes insights
into the statistical data that has captured
national attention.
Criminal U is more than a first-person
encounter with all that’s wrong with
America’s system of corrections and penal
institution. It is an educational experience
with potential for social impact and political
change. It is a brand of knowledge unlike
any on the market today.
Criminal U is mandatory reading for all who
have been on the inside of the barbed wire
and behind the bars of any of the nation’s
jails and prisons. Family members and all
who support inmates and former inmates
will find Criminal U a required resource.

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
"Now and then a book comes along
that might in time touch the public
and educate social commentators,
policymakers, and politicians about
a glaring wrong that we have been
living with that we also somehow
don't know how to face. The New
Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the
Age of Colorblindness by Michelle
Alexander is such a work“
— The New York Review of Books
Michelle Alexander seared the conscience of America and catalyzed a current debate over a growing
national problem. Criminal U follows that proven path of success.
The issues raised by Alexander become more than statistics as they come to life in Criminal U.
Bolsinger walks behind the barbed wire and steps inside the cage, dragging us all along for a firstperson experience and an education about the societal impact of the industrial prison complex that
educators, journalists and policymakers will find compelling.

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
THE MARKET
Activists: Americans are concerned about the
School-to-Prison Pipeline and the revolving door of
recidivism. From media pundits to celebrities to
policymakers to the president, activist voices fuel
the purchases of well-written informative books on
the subject of incarceration.
Inmates: Inside prison walls, inmates hunger for
reading material. Most have a limited education and
narrow interests. Criminal U is exactly the kind of
raw in-your-face writing that appeals to a prison
culture. The path it takes to enlightenment will
make it one of the most shared books inside the
pen.
Former Inmates: Very little prepares inmates for reentry into society. The fast-paced tech-driven
Innovation Economy changes the whole of society
so much it is like walking into a foreign environment
for ex-inmates when released. Criminal U is their
best friend and resource platform.
Inmate Supporters: A community comprised of
family members, social workers, nonprofits,
educators, researchers, columnists, bloggers and
the churches nationwide serve as support for
millions of former inmates. Criminal U offers them
insights and education to better understand the
individuals they seek to help … and how best to
help them.
Educational Institutions: Sociologists will find
Criminal U compelling and a must-read for every
student. Understanding the institution that is
disrupting society with generational impact is an
essential part of any sociological studies program.

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“We spend $40 billion
a year on the drug war
and $8 billion
incarcerating people,
25 percent of whom
are in there for drugs,”
Think of all the other
things we could do
with that money.”
Brad Pitt
(April 2010 issue of Esquire)
Andrew Scot Bolsinger

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
Criminal U Math Quiz:
In 2020, when America has more than 3 million inmates, plus another 7 million former inmates, how many families,
educators, nonprofits and social service workers will be concerned with the issue of incarceration and its societal impact?
“There’s a chunk of that
prison population, a great
huge chunk of our criminal
justice system, that is
involved in non-violent
crimes…there are millions
of lives out there that are
being destroyed or
distorted because we
haven’t fully thought
through the process. ”
President Barack Obama

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
BRANDING
Today books can do so much more …
Community: Criminal U is more than a book. It is
the authoritative voice and anthem of an online
community of inmates and supporters who have a
shared experience and knowledge of a separate and
unequal society behind bars. The Criminal U Society
is a social media platform connecting a unique
society within a society.
Database: Criminal U will be an online databank
and resource that captures and categorizes data,
infographics, documentaries, books by other
authors, reports, political speeches, voting records
on issues related to incarceration, health and
education of inmates.
Media: Criminal U will become a media platform,
aggregating content from across the nation and
around the world, producing original content and
inviting expert voices to blog and participate in
interviews and panel chats on social media.
Criminal U will develop a unique
digital footprint and brand.

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger

9. Criminal U
Andrew Scot Bolsinger
My education behind the barbed wire of America’s penal institutions

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
18,126
13,855
62,620
50,326
50,730
171,444
37,800
6,540
171,790
22,335
29,412
55,205
97,416
37,718
The Criminal U database will keep track
of how many inmates are in the system in
each state and the costs involved.

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Andrew Scot Bolsinger
My education behind the barbed wire of America’s penal institutions
The Criminal U
market is
growing
exponentially

12. Criminal U
Andrew Scot Bolsinger
WHOIS
AndrewScotBolsinger
Author: If Pennies Could Talk (novel, 2003).
Scholar: Published in Journal of Psychology and
Theology; Assertiveness and Values. Winner of
Outstanding Psychology Major from George Fox
University.
Award-winning Journalist: Winner of more than two
dozen press association awards in Virginia and
Oregon, including best writing, best editorial writing,
investigative reporting and best column.
•
Led the resurgence of the daily newspaper,
Ashland Daily Tidings, from the brink of extinction
to winner of the prestigious ONPA General
Excellence award in Oregon in just three years.
•
Led the development of the Tidings online
community, which won Best Online Community
Engagement in the Society of Professional
Journalists Excellence in Journalism competition.
Enter Criminal U for your freshman
indoctrination: criminalu.co
Contact: andrew.bolsinger@gmail.com