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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...

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...