:Title:    Finalist UCSC Proposals: Education for Prisoners
:Author:   James Davis (CCAL30)
:Date:     Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:05:33 PDT
:URL:      http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/news/69/

Project: Education for Prisoners

We are going to team up with various Community Colleges and Penitentiary's throughout California to offer inmates the opportunity to take college courses online while they work towards obtaining an AA degree. We will set up a student loan system for the inmates in order for them to pay their college tuition. The inmates will then be responsible for paying this debt back after their sentences are up and have found a full time job. This way many inmates will have a college education by the time they are released from jail.

Proposal Description:
http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/ws/Project%3A%20Education%20for%20Prisoners/

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This discussion is part of the voting process to select a winning proposal. Details here:

http://www.omidyar.net/group/cmps80j/ws/index/