{"id":12768,"date":"2022-07-02T19:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T19:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/watch-first-college-on-prison-campus-gains-accreditation-shorts\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T19:44:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T19:44:01","slug":"watch-first-college-on-prison-campus-gains-accreditation-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=12768","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: First college on prison campus gains accreditation #shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RsQu9h4orc0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mount Tamalpais College, a two-year liberal arts college inside San Quentin State Prison in California, is now accredited as an independent university \u2014 making it the first college within a prison to gain accreditation. Formerly associated with an outside university, the school can now secure its own funding and future, giving those who are incarcerated a vital opportunity to earn college credits or an associate\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p>Less than 5% of formerly incarcerated individuals possess college credentials, making it more challenging for them to compete in an increasingly competitive employment market. Studies have also shown that incarcerated individuals who participate in post-secondary education while incarcerated have lower rates of recidivism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not just giving you an education. They\u2019re they\u2019re giving you hope,&#8221; said Bonaru Richardson, a formerly incarcerated student of the program. &#8220;You know, they\u2019re giving these individuals up in here hope in a place where it\u2019s basically hopeless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This post was produced by Tim McPhillips, Erica R. Hendry and Travis Daub.<\/p>\n<p>Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2Jb8twG\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2Jb8twG<\/a><br \/>\nFind more from PBS NewsHour at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nSubscribe to our YouTube channel: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HfsCD6\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HfsCD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pbsnews\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pbsnews<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe:<br \/>\nPBS NewsHour podcasts: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts<\/a><br \/>\nNewsletters: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Tamalpais College, a two-year liberal arts college inside San Quentin State Prison in California, is now accredited as an independent university \u2014 making it the first college within a prison to gain accreditation. 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