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...
UC Irvine and the state prison system have reached a deal to create the first University of California bachelor’s degree program behind bars. Since California opened the door for community colleges to teach in prisons in 2014, some 2,000 incarcerated men and women...
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...
In-Prison UC Education Is Coming And “Pan-Damn It!” Posted on November 10, 2020by Claudia Shambaugh In the first segment, Keramet Reiter returns to the show to talk about UCI’s launching the first in-prison BA completion program in the UC system. Professor Reiter, at...
Increasing educational access and impact November 4, 2020 UCI history professor Sharon Block donates $10,000 and spurs matching gift to support UC’s first in-prison bachelor’s degree program, an interdisciplinary initiative spanning four schools When UCI envisioned...
Providing a Pathway in Prison for a University of California Degree Oct 21, 2020 | Smart Justice, Spark Grants The Michelson 20MM Smart Justice Initiative (SJI) launched in 2019 to support individuals and communities impacted by our country’s punitive legal system...
Higher education means lower recidivism: UCI announces plans to launch first in-prison B.A. completion program in UC system by Pat Harriman, UCI | September 9, 2020 One of the most effective interventions for reducing recidivism is higher education, and since...