William Freeman

William Freeman works as the Program Coordinator and Research Assistant with From Prison Cells to PhD, where he oversees community recruitment efforts aimed to support P2P Scholars in their transition back into the community post-incarceration. After an applicant is accepted into the program, William facilitates administrative tasks that include creating communication systems between the scholars and program facilitators.  In his role as a research assistant, William is working to examine the performance of P2P scholars majoring in STEM studies against scholar majoring in humanities studies. William plans to submit his research findings for publication to the Urban Education Journal. 

P2P is a national 501c(3) nonprofit organization based in Baltimore, that provides mentoring and educational counseling to help people obtain their educational goals. The program provides college readiness workshops, supports individuals in navigating college admissions and loan application process, and provides SAT/GRE prep/tests. P2P’s mission is to help inspire others with similar backgrounds (criminal justice involvement) to excel beyond what society and life circumstances have set to be the norm. P2P provides mentoring and educational counseling to current and former incarcerated individuals to aid in temporary employment and build their careers.