Incarcerated Californians will soon be able to apply for federal Pell Grants to pay for higher education, a move with support across the political spectrum. The change was tucked into the omnibus spending bill signed into law in late December. Pell Grants, which are...
Inmates at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego will now have a chance to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UC Irvine. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and UCI signed a memorandum of understanding on the design...
Incarcerated students who meet requirements can earn B.A. in sociology The University of California, Irvine and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation signed a memorandum of understanding for the design of the first in-prison Bachelor of Arts...
A memorandum of understanding signed Tuesday between two Southern California colleges and the state’s prison system will give a cohort of 30 Southwestern College students at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility a pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree in...
MICHELSON 20MM FOUNDATION GIVES $25,000 TO HELP REDUCE RECIDIVISM A $25,000 donation from the Michelson 20MM Foundation will help kickstart the first in-prison B.A. completion program, LIFTED (Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees), in the UC...
