Open Campus: California Inmates Depended on Community Colleges. What Happens When Their Prisons Close?

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Publication Year

2023

This news article from Open Campus discusses the impact of prison closures on incarcerated students.

As California closes three more prisons and downsizes six others, some prisoners aren’t ready to go. They are worried about the future of their education. California Governor Gavin Newsom is closing and downsizing prisons across the state, putting the future of over a thousand incarcerated students at risk. College administrators say they have few resources to help.