Prison University Project
August 8, 2008 – 11:25 am
San Quentin State Prison has a reputation for holding some of California’s toughest inmates, but the folks at the Prison University Project are changing that reputation to the “smartest”. PUP is a non-profit that provides an opportunity for inmates to earn a college degree free of charge while serving their time. Through a partnership with Patten University and several volunteer professors, the program provides 12 courses per semester ranging from college prep in math and English to humanities and social sciences.
To date nearly 70 students have completed their Associates Degree in the prison and dozens of others who received parole were able to use the credits they earned in the program to help them finish after they got out. PUP would like to duplicate their program in other prisons as well, so, in order to help raise money, they are selling two books that include pictures, essays, poems, and short stories by the inmates. Pick up a copy today and help support this great program.
-JH
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