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Inmates study at 1st college based behind bars in California

Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison is the first accredited junior college in the country based behind bars

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California inmates learn in first college behind bars

A group of unique college California students are trying to turn their lives around at an even more unique educational institution.

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California inmates study at 1st college based behind bars | News, Sports, Jobs

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Rehabilitation: San Quentin Now Has Its Own Community College

A 2013 Rand study found that inmates who participate in correctional education programs had 43% lower odds of re-offending than those who did not.

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Profound step forward : Prison college offers model degree program

At Mount Tamalpais College in California, the campus is like no other junior college in the nation – it’s behind bars. The school was accredited in January and gives students incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison the chance to graduate with an associate’s degree.

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