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Mount Tamalpais College accreditation confirmed

May 1, 2022 by Steve Brooks

 For the first time in history, an independent, fully-accredited college exists inside a prison.  Mount Tamalpais College (Mt. Tam), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Recently Posted

Federal Pell Grants revived for prisoners after nearly three decades

May 1, 2022 by Dao Ong

New regulations will allow incarcerated students to qualify for federal financial aid for college in the form of Pell Grants beginning in July of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted

College distance learning brings higher education opportunities to prisoners

May 1, 2022 by Joshua Strange

Nothing about the study hall looks unusual — college students quietly busy themselves at desks, colorful educational posters decorate the walls, an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted

CDC examines racial disparities in gun-related murders

April 20, 2022 by Edwin Chavez

Young Black men are 20 times more likely to by killed by guns than Whites, a federal report says.  Black males age 15–34 made up 2% of the United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Mental Health, Most Read, Recently Posted, Youth Offender

Coding ‘boot camp’ launched

April 19, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Coding Dojo and the Prison Scholar Fund (PSF) are launching a new coding boot camp program to help formerly incarcerated people develop computer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Prison Programs, Recently Posted

CDCR proposes major changes to Milestones credits

April 18, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is proposing changes to milestone credits that would significantly reorganize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Education, Recently Posted

Mt. Tamalpais College unveils inspirational banner

February 28, 2022 by Edwin Chavez

“We love you MTC students! See you in the New Year” by Juan Haines, Edwin E. Chavez, and Michael Moore The changing nature of COVID-19 keeps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted, SQ News Tagged With: event, MTC, Prision University Project (PUP)

Mt. Tamalpais College introduces laptops to students

February 27, 2022 by Steve Brooks

In the Spring of 2022, Mt. Tamalpais college (Mt. Tam) at San Quentin (SQ) will provide its students with access to laptop computers. “For the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Recently Posted, SQ News Tagged With: Education, MTC, San Quentin State Prison

GTL tablets begin a slow rollout

January 16, 2022 by Steve Brooks

California prisoners are receiving free Global Tel Link (GTL) Connect Network tablets designed to help them communicate with the outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Featured, Most Read, Recently Posted Tagged With: Education, GTL, tablets

SQNews Throwbacks: January 30, 1981

January 14, 2022 by San Quentin News

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Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted, SQ News Tagged With: San Quentin News, Throwbacks

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