Jan 02 2025 33 mins 9
This week we’re re-running a special episode from 2023 that recently won 1st place for best longform storytelling in audio from the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California.
The last couple of years have seen an expansion of bachelor’s degree programs in prison.
Inside the first women’s program at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, incarcerated women are working to rebuild their lives by pursuing these higher degrees.
Guests:
- Melanie Gandara, formerly incarcerated student
- Canesha Sherron Sinclair, incarcerated student
- Kelsey Morasci, incarcerated student
- Professor Tad Bellew, anthropology professor, Fresno State University
- Professor Keramet Reiter, criminology and law professor, University of California, Irvine
- Allen Burnett, formerly incarcerated student
Read more from EdSource:
- Students earn college degrees in expanded California prison program
- Commentary | The trouble with labels: words become prophesy
Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This episode is hosted by EdSource’s Ashley A. Smith and produced by Coby McDonald.
