Expanding educational opportunities for inmates in 14 California correctional facilities.
The Prison Education Project has expanded educational opportunities for the in-custody population in 25 correctional facilities throughout California and beyond. With the assistance of 3,000 university student and faculty volunteers, PEP has serviced approximately 9,000 in-custody students in these facilities since 2011. PEP is the largest volunteer-based prison education program of its kind in the United States.
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For the Reintegration Academy Program:
Letter to Board of Parole
Formerly Incarcerated Staff
Receives State Funding
Reentry Services
For Credits
For the Project Rebound Program:
Letter to Board of Parole
Formerly Incarcerated Staff
For Credits
In-person and correspondence
Connect students with critical resources via Project Rebound
Construct an alternative to the revolving door policy of mass incarceration and increase community strength and safety.
Yes
For Project Rebound Program: ~ 4 years @ a college campus
For Reintegration Academy Program: 10 weeks @ a college campus
For Project Rebound: Yes
Yes
