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By DJ 33 1/3
Feb 3, 2021
The Last Mile prison rehabilitation program, offers prisoners free training on how to code, to equip them with the training they need to get a job once they are out of prison.
“At The Last Mile, we are using technology to try and solve mass incarceration,” Jason Jones, a software engineer who teaches computer coding to prisoners through remote communication, said.
Those who finished the program, will be connected with tech companies such as Slack, Facebook, and even Google.
Jones himself was a product of the program, and belongs to the almost 100 graduates, who had a zero recidivism rate.
By DJ 33 1/3
Feb 3, 2021
The Last Mile prison rehabilitation program, offers prisoners free training on how to code, to equip them with the training they need to get a job once they are out of prison.
“At The Last Mile, we are using technology to try and solve mass incarceration,” Jason Jones, a software engineer who teaches computer coding to prisoners through remote communication, said.
Those who finished the program, will be connected with tech companies such as Slack, Facebook, and even Google.
Jones himself was a product of the program, and belongs to the almost 100 graduates, who had a zero recidivism rate.
Program Teaches Prisoners How to Code So They Can Get Tech Jobs Once Released
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The Last Mile, a prison rehabilitation program based in San Quentin, California, offers prisoners free training on how to code. This equips them with the training they need to get a job more easily once they are out of prison.
“At The Last Mile, we are using technology to try and solve mass incarceration,” Jason Jones, a software engineer who teaches computer coding to prisoners through remote communication, told The Denver Channel.
Those who finished the program, once released from prison, will be connected with tech companies such as Slack, Facebook, and even Google.