Apr 5, 2023 | Smart Justice By Kenia Miranda Verdugo People leave prison with hopes of never having to return. As we learned in the beginning of the California’s Best Practices: Pathways From Prison to College series, the most proven way to end recidivism is through...
By: Charlotte West Open Campus Caddell Kivett is ready to go back to college. He sorted out some old, defaulted student loans. He figured out what he wants to study. And he thought he had found a new way to pay for his classes. Except Kivett, 52, is in prison. He’ll...
Restore Voting Rights to All Californians By Babak Azadgilani Recently California restored voting rights to felons on parole. This was a positive step towards reintegrating formerly incarcerated people back into society. However, California can do more by restoring...
My Day Job as a Clerk and Tutor Before I attend UC Irvine in the evenings, there is a special place where I am at from 8am to 3pm. This place is the Otay Mesa Adult School at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. I work in one of the GED classrooms. Many...
Bear and the POOCH Program It is here at the UCI - RJD campus that we have a lot of activities going on that I feel you should all get to hear about from an insider. So, in this first installment it will be about the service dog training program we have. The program...
By:City News Writer Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on 2/5/23 to replace the term “inmate” with “incarcerated persons” in means of writing with inclusive language. The prison education program Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational...
LIFTED pilot program gives inmates chance to pursue bachelor's degree at UC Irvine 25 inmates were admitted in spring 2022. By Phillip Palmer Saturday, January 7, 2023 IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- LIFTED, or Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, is a...
UC Irvine’s LIFTED program offers B.A. degrees to students who are incarcerated Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jails to Jobs With the launch of the University of California Irvine’s LIFTED – Leveraging Inspiring...
UC Irvine receives $1.8 million from state to fund pilot B.A. program for incarcerated students BY LILLY NGUYENSTAFF WRITER JULY 7, 2022 5:53 PM PT About $1.8 million in state funding will be allocated toward expanding a pilot program helmed by UC Irvine for...