Emma Harrison

Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Emma Harrison is a senior studying political science and multidisciplinary studies with areas of emphasis in Africana studies, women's and gender studies, and leadership studies at West Virginia University. A 2018 Truman Scholar, her volunteer work and studies have led to a passionate pursuit of fairness and justice in our criminal justice system. Through her work with the West Virginia Innocence Project, she assists with the exoneration of wrongfully convicted West Virginians. Harrison is a member of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange, a class made up of both college students and incarcerated students, and now helps to facilitate the class as a teaching assistant at the Federal Prison Camp Hazelton. In addition, she is a volunteer teacher at the United States Penitentiary Hazelton. She plans to pursue a degree in law, so she can continue her work with incarcerated individuals, understanding the roles that education, prison policy, and access to technology play in an imprisoned person’s successful re-entry.