2024

LIFTED Commencement

Graduation Highlight

 

On June 20, we celebrated the first 23 incarcerated students earning bachelor’s degrees from a top 10 public university, and we also celebrated the realization of more than five years of planning and collaboration between two major state institutions, the University of California and the state prison system, who are working together to bring world class public educational opportunities into state prisons.

Keramet Reiter

Director, UCI LIFTED; Professor, Criminology, Law & Society

In the News

 

Inmates earn bachelor’s degrees in first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California

ABC7

Students at Richard Donovan Prison graduate from first-ever program with UC

ABC10

23 inmates graduate with bachelor's degrees as part of California prison, university partnership

ABC13

Incarcerated students graduate from first‑ever partnership with the University of California

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Incarcerated students graduate from first‑ever UC partnership

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Over 20 incarcerated students in San Diego earn degrees from ‘first-of-its-kind’ partnership

Fox5

23 Donovan State Prison inmates graduate with UC degrees

KNBC San Diego

23 incarcerated students receive bachelor’s degrees from UC Irvine

KTLA5

First State Prison Inmates to Graduate with U.C. Degrees

NBC7 San Diego

Giving the incarcerated a shot at an education and a brighter future

Orange County Register

For First Time, CA Prison Inmates earn UC System Bachelor's Degrees

Patch

Students at Richard Donovan Prison Graduate from First-Ever Program with UC

Times of San Diego

Opinion: College in California prisons is transforming lives

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: How the LIFTED program opened my eyes and gave me hope

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: I teach English literature to incarcerated students. I've learned so much

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: I've seen how the power of education can fight inequality

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: More education means less recidivism, less spending on prisons

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: Teaching computer science in the prison has been a challenging and rewarding experience

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: We advocate for higher education opportunities to those involved in the criminal legal system

The San Diego Union-Tribune