Savannah Sowell

Savannah Sowell is the Program Coordinator for the Washington University in St. Louis Prison Education Project, which has been a member of BPI’s Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison since 2014. Savannah graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in Political Science and Urban Studies. She was first introduced to the world of higher education in prison through an Inside-Out course at SCI Somerset in Pennsylvania, where she studied mass incarceration in America alongside her incarcerated classmates. In her current role with WashU PEP, Savannah assists in program development, provides student support, produces marketing materials, and serves as the first point of contact with the program for faculty, staff, and volunteers.