Project Rebound, a California State University program that helps formerly incarcerated convicted criminals pursue college degrees, is celebrating its largest graduating class yet at California State University, East Bay.
This spring, 20 students connected to the program will graduate across 11 majors, including four earning master’s degrees. Program officials say the milestone reflects the rapid growth of Project Rebound and the increasing number of formerly incarcerated students returning to school.
Among the graduates is Forrest Jones, who spent 27 years in prison before enrolling at Cal State East Bay. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree and is now completing a Master of Social Work degree. He has also been accepted into a doctoral program in education. He is scheduled to graduate during commencement ceremonies on May 16.
Project Rebound now operates on 20 CSU campuses statewide and focuses on helping formerly incarcerated convicted criminals transition into higher education and careers after serving their sentences.
I LOVE THIS! **GREAT JOB! CONGRATULATIONS!**
Isn’t part of an education learning to do things for oneself, and not having to depend on someone else?
Crime pays in California.
How many of the 20 have jobs? …. and not minimum wage
A high school diploma, GED certificate, CHSPE certificate, trade certificate, and/or college degree should be a part of a prison sentence, since these services are already available in prisons.
If there are programs that can rehabilitate people and give them a degree, that’s great. I know the CSU system’s academic rigor is not what it was ….. but, I am curious how inmates have time / resources / access to the information / programs required to earn a degree. Genuinely curious and think this could be a great thing. We have a recidivism problem and it is not a republican or democratic issue, as it impacts all of us.
“Project Rebound now operates on 20 CSU campuses statewide and focuses on helping formerly incarcerated convicted criminals transition into higher education and careers after serving their sentences.”
This is absolute GARBAGE!!! How about we do more for the comminty at large that provides this taxation! I’m not really caring about people that made bad criminal decisions, they can forge their own redemption story on their own dime.
We’re convicted criminals barred from attending state colleges in the past?
To my knowledge and I just googled it as well, No state in the Union as ever had a law preventing a convicted felon or misdemeanant or someone on parole or probation (conditions of parole and probation notwithstanding) from attending a pubic college or university.
Wonderful! So glad to hear forward moves for good