In a classroom at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, inmate students had an opportunity to do something “outside the box.” Instead of the … [Read more...]
Exclusive screening ‘From Incarceration to Education’
University of California at Berkeley filmmakers visited San Quentin for an exclusive screening of “From Incarceration to Education,” an original … [Read more...]
Norco program provides more than just an education
Prisoners at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco are getting a higher education and earning time off their sentences through the Norco … [Read more...]
A path of criminal justice takes an educational turn
Corporate executives and administration officials have a high turnover rate, but secretaries tend to stick around, and some have interesting … [Read more...]
Arizona's first Prison Education Program graduation
Educational ground was broken at an Arizona penitentiary when a group of inmates became the first graduates of the Arizona Prison Education Project … [Read more...]
Education organizations trade ideas at national conference
Exchanging ideas on how to create educational opportunities for incarcerated people and reentry services was the topic of a national conference held … [Read more...]
Iowa elementary schools uses isolation as punishment
Elementary school children are being placed in makeshift prison cells. Multiple Iowa school districts are using this controversial isolation as … [Read more...]
Robert E. Burton Adult School graduation celebrates GED and vocational achievements
Richard Johnson, 66, a columnist for the Oakland Post, did something he believed impossible while in prison; he attended a ceremony wearing a cap and … [Read more...]
Schools using Restorative Justice practices
American schools and criminal justice systems are using Restorative Justice (RJ) more and more as a remedy to keep people from going to prison, … [Read more...]
Change Should Start While Incarcerated
If you want to change your life, you need to start working on yourself while still in prison, a former cop-turned-convict-turned-counselor advised a … [Read more...]