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...
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UC Irvine receives $1.8 million from state to fund pilot B.A. program for incarcerated students
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...
State awards $1.8 million to expand UCI’s in-prison B.A. program
State awards $1.8 million to expand UCI’s in-prison B.A. program Funding will also support core functions of LIFTED for five years Irvine, Calif., July 5, 2022 — The state of California, through an agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature, has allocated...
Prison Education Programs Bring College Courses to Incarcerated Students
UCLA Prison Education Program brings college courses to incarcerated individuals By Shehreen Karim Jan. 18, 2022 3:17 p.m. After being incarcerated as a juvenile, Abel Diaz didn’t see college as an option until he took classes through the UCLA Prison Education...
Access to a college degree is on the rise
Access To A College Degree Is On The Rise In Prisons. What This Means For Incarcerated Students By Julia Barajas Published Oct 28, 2021 6:00 AM Earlier this month, 25 men put on black caps and gowns at the state prison in Lancaster, a maximum-security facility...
UCI to launch UC’s first in-prison B.A. completion program
the pandemic in prison, new B.A. program Hundreds dead. Thousands infected. Stories from the inside. Limited access to cleaning supplies and protective face coverings. Months-long, 24-hour lockdowns with no family visits. Living quarters that make social distancing...
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UCI Podcast: New in-prison bachelor’s degree to transform lives
University of California, Irvine · UCI’s new in-prison bachelor’s degree to transform lives For people who are incarcerated, college can change their life: The likelihood that they will wind up back in prison after they’re released drops dramatically when they earn...
UC Irvine law professor sees college degrees as a way to reduce recidivism
OPINION Apodaca: UC Irvine law professor sees college degrees as a way to reduce recidivism BY PATRICE APODACACOLUMNIST FEB. 1, 2021 5:04 PM PT Keramet Reiter has always had a passion for social justice, possibly inherited from her parents, who served in the...