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Program Teaches Prisoners How to Code So They Can Get Tech Jobs Once Released | BlackNews.com

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Program Teaches Prisoners How to Code So They Can Get Tech Jobs Once Released | BlackNews.com

San Francisco, CA — The Last Mile, a prison rehabilitation program based in San Quentin, California, offers prisoners free training on how to code. This equips them with the training they need to get a job more easily once they are out of prison.

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“At The Last Mile, we are using technology to try and solve mass incarceration,” Jason Jones, a software engineer who teaches computer coding to prisoners through remote communication, told The Denver Channel.

Those who finished the program, once released from prison, will be connected with tech companies such as Slack, Facebook, and even Google.