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Death Row author overcame dyslexia, published ten books

May 16, 2024 by Marcus Henderson

Living on California’s Condemn Row also known as Death Row and being lockedup 24 to 20 hours a day in a tiny cell, condemn resident Albert “Ru-Al” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BOOK REVIEW, EDUCATION, Recently Posted, Religious Programs

‘Helping others is giving, and giving is receiving’

March 13, 2024 by Willy Alarcón

Free-To-Succeed 'meet-and-greet' recognizes academic students In December, the Free-To-Succeed program gathered every student and its staff, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Free-To-Succeed program, General Education Diploma (GED)

Mount Tamalpais College builds trust with prison through town hall meeting

January 14, 2024 by San Quentin News

By Michael Callahan, Staff Writer and Bostyon Johnson, Managing Editor In November, San Quentin’s Mount Tamalpais College held two town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Mount Tamalpais College - MTC/PUP, Recently Posted Tagged With: cdcr, Mount Tamalpais College, MTC

What’s the deal with Pell in prisons? Answers to frequently asked questions

December 30, 2023 by San Quentin News Contributor

Pell Grants are coming back to prison in July, after Congress removed that ban that has prevented incarcerated students from using federal financial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, Recently Posted

Massachusetts corrections ramps up Pell Grant programs for the incarcerated

December 30, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

Massachusetts has always taken seriously the idea of education. The Bay State has both the nation’s oldest public school — Boston Latin School — and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, MONEY MATTERS, Recently Posted Tagged With: FAFSA, Margaret diZerega, Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Mneesha Gellman, Pell Grant, Tressa Stazinski, Violent Crime Reduction and Crime Prevention Act

Formerly incarcerated face continued ‘economic exclusion’ despite soaring job market

December 29, 2023 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

In the free world, anyone looking for a job these days should have an easy time finding one. The U.S. economy seems in decent shape and economic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, RE-ENTRY, Recently Posted Tagged With: Ban the Box, Darryl Farris, DeAnna Hoskins, New York Times, RAND Corporation, Shawn D. Bushway, Talmon Joseph Smith

Get On The Bus une a padres con sus seres amados

December 23, 2023 by Aristeo Sampablo

Después de estos últimos años que hemos estado bajo la amenaza del COVID, por fin se llevó a cabo la reunión de las familias con sus seres queridos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, ESPANOL, Recently Posted, SPANISH

Se gradúa la primera clase del programa Mediación Transformativa

December 22, 2023 by Edwin Chavez

El nuevo programa de SQ, Mediación Transformativa, celebró su primera graduación desde su inicio. Este currículo es basado en tratar de ayudar la … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, ESPANOL, Recently Posted, SPANISH

CON LA EDUCACIÓN SE ABREN LAS PUERTAS DE LA PRISIÓN 

December 1, 2023 by Wilfredo Alarcon

Spanish Journalism Guild La persona que abre las puertas a la educación, cierra las puertas de la prisión. El departamento de educación de la … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, ESPANOL

MT. TAM ‘FREEDOM WALL’ HONORS ALUMNI

December 1, 2023 by Michael Callahan

San Quentin’s community college has unveiled a “Freedom Wall,” represented by 42 pictures of formerly incarcerated alumni. It adorns a wall entering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EDUCATION, RE-ENTRY

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