🆕 A new report by Heather Harris, Brandon Martin, and Sean Cremin, details CA Corrections efforts to expand #rehabilitative programs to meet the needs of people in #prison. Take a look at what they found 👇 bit.ly/3KZBGey

Come inside Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility for UC Irvine's inaugural Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees graduation, where 23 men earned UCI Social Sciences degrees. Criminology, law & society Professor @KerametR directs UCI LIFTED. tinyurl.com/UCI-LIFTED

🎓💙💛 On June 20, 23 graduates from UC Irvine's inaugural UCI LIFTED cohort received their BAs in sociology at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego. LIFTED is the first in-prison BA program offered by University of California system. Info: bit.ly/4cJiPjV

"We might be working with incarcerated people, constrained by the metal detectors, electrified fences, and gun towers of a prison, but those considerations recede in our classrooms, where we center our primary identities as students and educators.”  sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/21/opi…

Last month, 23 students earned bachelor’s degrees in sociology as part of UCI LIFTED’s first cohort. Leaders from the program share their reflections on the impact of college in prison: sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/21/opi…

UCI LIFTED professor Louis DeSipio 🩵

Don't buy into the Prop 47 fear. Listen to @KentGMendoza1: “It’s one of those monumental pieces of legislation, and it got us over the hill for something we’ve been fighting for for so long. It gives counties an opportunity to be bold and approach..." theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

REMINDER: SciLine "Crime, safety, and policing" media briefing to bring journalists up to speed on science topics in the news features UC Irvine criminology, law & society Professor @cekubrin TOMORROW (July 18), 11am-noon PDT. tinyurl.com/CSPwCEKubrin

UCI LIFTED loves when our professors are highlighted for their work and advocacy! Congratulations Dr. Nicole Iturriaga 👏

UCI LIFTED loves when our director @KerametR is highlighted for her prison advocacy work! Thank you for all you do 🙏💓

On June 20, 2024, we celebrated a momentous occasion—our first cohort of 23 students earned bachelor's degrees in Sociology! We are so proud of their achievements and their success demonstrates the transformative power of education! Congratulations to our graduates! 💙💛🎉🎓

UCI LIFTED director @KerametR changing the world one interview at a time 🫶

This fall, #Prop6 asks CA voters to amend state Constitution to ban involuntary servitude, end forced labor in state prisons, make jobs voluntary for incarcerated people, & protect prisoners from discipline for refusing a work assignment. #VoteYesonProp6 endfmrnow.org/prop-6-a-ballo…

Representing our incarcerated students at the #AmericanSocietyofCriminology conference. We had six students posters displayed during two different poster sessions Thursday night. #incarceratedvoicesmatter

This year, Michelson 20MM Foundation created and expanded pathways to educational attainment, employment, and economic opportunity through smart justice initiatives. Learn how their work impacted communities, policymakers, and the justice reform movement in 2024. 20mm.org/2024/12/17/adv…

In 2024, we advanced smart justice solutions through #SparkGrants, expanding educational pathways, building upon impactful partnerships, and more. Together, we’re creating a more equitable, data-driven system for all. Learn more from Kenia Miranda Verdugo: 20mm.org/2024/12/17/adv…

116 incarcerated youth have STILL NOT been evacuated 🚨🚨 Call L.A. County Supervisors- demand youth in Sylmar Nirdorf Hall & Malibu Camp Kilpatrick be evacuated NOW: ☎️ Horvath 213-974-3333 Solis 213-974-4111 Hahn 213-974-4444 Mitchell 213-974-2222 Barger 213-974-5555

As we watch once-in-a-generation wildfires now at least yearly in CA, a significant & often overlooked source of manpower against these destructive wildfires is the prison population & formerly incarcerated people. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #HurstFire endfmrnow.org/incarcerated-c…

96 incarcerated youth HAVE NOT BEEN EVACUATED from Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, despite "evacuation warning." Please CALL L.A. Officials to demand immediate evacuation of youth: ☎️ THREAD 🧵 Mayor 213-978-1028 Probation 818-364-2011 Horvath 213-974-3333 Barger 213-974-5555

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