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PIA shifted its focus to COVID-19 care

December 31, 2020 by David Ditto

An emergency medical team and housing facility provided critical care for San Quentin’s sickest patients suffering from California’s deadliest prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CalPIA, COVID-19, Health Care

CALPIA GM Chuck Pattillo retires

January 10, 2019 by Juan Haines

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 The longest serving general manager in the history of the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA), Charles L. “Chuck” Pattillo is stepping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Staff Profile Tagged With: CalPIA, Profiles

Coding program attracts wide range of media attention

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

The Last Mile Works buzzed with excitement when two filmmakers and a formerly incarcerated graduate returned, accompanied by several co-workers from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CalPIA, Chan, CZI, The Last Mile program

21st Century programs graduate apprentices

August 26, 2018 by Juan Haines

Coder Robert Barnes shows off his certificates with Instructor Jon Gripshover and TLM Programs Director Natrina Grandana

More than a dozen inmates sat in the front row of a prison chapel on June 15 to graduate from one of three well-regarded 21st century training … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 21st century, California Prison Industry Authority’s, CalPIA, Career Technical Education, Code.7370, The Last Mile Works

CALPIA’s offers pre-apprentice programs for female prisoners

August 8, 2018 by William Harris

Female coder at work in CALPIA’s coding program

The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) pre-apprentice program has graduated 70 women in the field of carpentry, construction labor, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ABC 7, California Institution for Women, California Prison Industry Authority, CalPIA, CIW, CIW Warden Molly Hill, job training, pre-apprentice program

Coming back to prison to help bridge the digital divide

May 23, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

Tulio Cardozo speaking with TV and podcast host Sway

Behind San Quentin’s walls, there is a pair of programs dedicated to closing the digital divide, Code.7370 and TLMWORKS. Tulio K. Cardozo, a former … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Beverly Parenti, CAL PIA, CalPIA, Code.7370, Jon Gripshover, Profiles, San Quentin, San Quentin News, San Quentin State Prison, The Last Mile, TLM Works, TLMWORKS, Tulio Cardozo

High tech training draws huge inauguration crowd

July 1, 2017 by Juan Haines

Titan Gilroy cutting the tape of the Titan Machine Shop at San Quentin

To enrich your life, “clear out the old and bring in the new,” Titan Gilroy said to more than two dozen inmates getting ready for a new vocational … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CalPIA, PIA, Titans of CNC

Code.7370 Graduation Day at SQ

April 24, 2017 by Juan Haines

Justin Meskan spent the last seven years behind bars, but in August he is scheduled to get another chance at putting his life back on track, with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PRISON PROGRAMS Tagged With: Beverly Parenti, CalPIA, Code.7370, San Quentin

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