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Bachelor’s degrees in prison promise incarcerated students a second chance

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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

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