Volunteering within the walls of a prison can have a profound effect on those inside. It can also profoundly impact the volunteers themselves. Just ask Amanda Weitman. And she’ll tell you about what she learned from the applied research project […]
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UC Irvine’s LIFTED program offers B.A. degrees to students who are incarcerated
With the launch of the University of California Irvine’s LIFTED – Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees – program, California is further establishing itself as the nation’s leader in bringing public higher education to people in prison. And support among […]
New California law — Assembly Bill No. 2147 — helps inmate firefighters gain employment once released
California’s inmate firefighters, who have risked their lives for little pay fighting some of the worst fires in the state’s history, will now upon release be able to gain employment in jobs, including firefighting, that require occupational licensing. This comes […]