Yale News: Yale students hold debate in women’s prison

Twelve female inmates took a break from prison life to debate the resolution “we prefer a world where people cannot lie” at York Correctional Institute on Saturday. The group, York Debate Society, will continue to meet once a week at Connecticut’s only women’s prison to develop the ability to advocate for themselves and their beliefs.

The debate group was started by Ann Manov GRD ’23, a first-year doctoral student, who was involved with debate throughout high school and college. Last winter, Manov began volunteering with the Rikers Debate Project in New York City. She was introduced to the program by Alex Taubes LAW ’15, an attorney in New Haven and one of the founding directors of the Rikers Debate Project. view original press