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Thirty-three students from three separate facilities in the Division of Juvenile Justice, or DJJ, are enrolled to start an online Ethnic Studies curriculum, in collaboration with San Francisco State University, or SFSU, and Project Rebound.
When Nate Tan, a professor of ethnic studies at San Francisco State University, logs on to virtually teach his 8 a.m. class, he sees several...
SCHOOL DAZE: How COVID Impacts Education — Prison Literacy Program Adapts During COVID Lockdowns Posted On (This is the second in a series of articles produced in partnership with journalists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle in collaboration with the nonprofit Solutions Journalism Network.) By ANNAKAI HAYAKAWA GESHLIDER Part II Part I introduced the Lit Club program. Part II, below, covers the impact of the recent COVID outbreak at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) on the Lit Club, as well as background on the Asian Prisoner Support Committee’s ROOTS program. ...
SCHOOL DAZE: How COVID Impacts Education — Prison Literature Club Adapts During COVID Lockdowns Posted On The last graduation ceremony of the Asian Prisoner Support Committee’s ROOTS program at San Quentin, on June 9, 2019. (Hien Nguyen) (This is the second in a series of articles produced in partnership with journalists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle in collaboration with the nonprofit Solutions Journalism Network.) By ANNAKAI HAYAKAWA GESHLIDER Part I How can education in prisons continue when faced with the limitations of the COVID-19 lockdown? For the past five years, ...