Securus Technologies Expands ScholarCHIPS Reach via Inmate Tablets
Event summary
- Securus Technologies has helped ScholarCHIPS reach incarcerated parents via 550,000 secure tablets in correctional facilities since 2024.
- ScholarCHIPS celebrates its 15th cohort of scholars, the largest and most geographically diverse class in its history.
- Applications for ScholarCHIPS scholarships have increased over 900% since becoming accessible through Securus tablets.
- Securus is providing $50,000 in scholarship funding to ScholarCHIPS.
The big picture
Securus Technologies is leveraging its corrections-grade tablet infrastructure to bridge educational gaps for children of incarcerated parents, aligning with broader industry trends toward technology-enabled social impact. The partnership with ScholarCHIPS demonstrates how private sector solutions can address systemic barriers in education access. With over $700,000 invested in scholarships and support services since 2012, ScholarCHIPS represents a growing niche within the corrections technology ecosystem focused on generational change.
What we're watching
- Scalability Challenge
- Whether ScholarCHIPS can sustain the 900% application growth without compromising support quality.
- Impact Measurement
- How Securus will track and report the long-term educational outcomes of scholars supported through this initiative.
- Partnership Expansion
- The pace at which similar corrections technology companies adopt comparable social impact programs.
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