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Defy Ventures

July 19, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Defy Ventures wants to give San Quentin residents a chance to become entrepreneurs and CEOs of their own lives. Defy Ventures is a national … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Programs, Prison Reform Tagged With: CEO of Your New Life, Defy Ventures, Entrepreneurship, texas

Valley State Prison holds inaugural YOP graduation

May 17, 2018 by Marcus Henderson

Valley State Prison’s YOP graduates

Valley State Prison (Chowchilla) celebrated a milestone earlier this year when it hosted its inaugural Youth Offender Program (YOP) graduation. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Recently Posted, Youth Offender Tagged With: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, cdcr, Chowchilla, Defy Ventures, Valley State Prison, Warden Fisher, Warden R. Fisher Jr., YOP, YOP coordinator

Colorado brings business courses to prisons

May 7, 2018 by Dejon Joy

There is a renewed emphasis on rehabilitation in the Colorado Department of Corrections prison system as Governor John Hickenlooper partners up with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Defy Ventures

Former public defender turned venture capitalist visits Code.7370

December 14, 2017 by Rahsaan Thomas

David Hornik talking to the students of Code.7370

Venture Capitalist (“VC”) David Hornik recently visited a coding class at San Quentin State Prison and shared how he went from being a public defender … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: August Capital, Defy Ventures, Hornik

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