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Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees. Higher Education in Prisons: When they succeed, we succeed.
UC Irvine Katılım Ekim 2020
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@CALFIRESANDIEGO What about the residents at Donovan? What are updates for the prison, jail, youth detention and ICE facility residents that are all RIGHT next to the fire?
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#Border2Fire [update] The fire is now 4,250 acres and is 10% contained.
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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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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…
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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
James Queally@JamesQueallyLAT
Update on this again — Neither Nidorf nor Camp Kilpatrick in Malibu have been evacuated as neither is under order too, per probation department. There’s approximately 116 youths between the two facilities.
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@JusticeReform Check out RJ Donovan. Incarcerated people there have been leading the way for years!
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Classrooms and rooftop gardens are just two of the things that are coming to #California’s oldest prison as it shifts toward a new focus.
bit.ly/3BPdaf4
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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…
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This year, @Michelson20MM 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…
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@anniemcclanahan So sad. Criminalizing our own students is just insufferable.
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Representing our incarcerated students at the #AmericanSocietyofCriminology conference. We had six students posters displayed during two different poster sessions Thursday night. #incarceratedvoicesmatter
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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…
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@UciLifted director @KerametR changing the world one interview at a time 🫶
UCI Social Ecology@Social_Ecology
There’s little evidence to support the rationale that near-total solitary confinement is an effective way to address prison violence, @UCIrvine criminology, law & society Professor @KerametR tells HowStuffWorks. people.howstuffworks.com/adx-florence.h…
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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! 💙💛🎉🎓
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@UciLifted loves when our director @KerametR is highlighted for her prison advocacy work! Thank you for all you do 🙏💓
UCI Social Ecology@Social_Ecology
In honor of #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay, we go back to a 2022 episode of @KPCC's @AirTalk, where @UCIrvine criminology, law & society Professor @KerametR advocated for the California Mandela Act, which would limit solitary confinement. tinyurl.com/Mandela-Act
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REMINDER: @RealSciLine "Crime, safety, and policing" media briefing to bring journalists up to speed on science topics in the news features @UCIrvine criminology, law & society Professor @cekubrin TOMORROW (July 18), 11am-noon PDT. tinyurl.com/CSPwCEKubrin
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@UciLifted loves when our professors are highlighted for their work and advocacy! Congratulations @n_iturriaga 👏
UCI Social Ecology@Social_Ecology
What is "racist agnotology" and what role does it play in racialized ignorance? @n_iturriaga is glad you asked. In fact, the @UCIrvine criminology, law & society assistant professor would direct you to the article she co-authored on that very topic. tinyurl.com/RacistAgnotolo…
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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…
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🆕 A new report by Heather Harris, Brandon Martin, and Sean Cremin, details @CACorrections efforts to expand #rehabilitative programs to meet the needs of people in #prison. Take a look at what they found 👇 bit.ly/3KZBGey
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"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…
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