The Last Mile
Reimagining pathways for returning citizens with Jason Jones, Deepti Rohatgi, and Aly Tamboura
People returning from a period of incarceration face innumerable challenges, among them entering a high-tech workforce that requires a new set of skills. Jason Jones leads remote instruction at The La
The Last Mile is launching its coding program at a women’s prison in Indiana
The Last Mile, a coding program that first launched inside California's San Quentin State Prison, has expanded to its first out-of-state prison. Yesterday, The Last Mile announced its plans to launch
What it’s like at San Quentin’s coding school
North of San Francisco, there’s a European-like fortress along the water that is "home" to over 3,000 prisoners. The surroundings are beautiful, but the tall walls of San Quentin, the oldest prison
How The Last Mile helped Kenyatta Leal walk from prison in San Quentin to a job in tech
Ruben Harris Contributor Ruben Harris is a professional cellist and a recovering investment banker who now leads partnerships in San Francisco for Honor, a healthcare startup focused on seniors. He is
Bullish: Tech tackles criminal justice reform
It’s no secret that the criminal justice system in the United States is broken. With 2.2 million people behind bars in prisons and jails in the country, the U.S. has the largest prison populat
San Quentin Prison Demo Day Gives Entrepreneurs Behind Bars A Second Chance
Barbed wire and armed guards aren't your typical intro to a startup pitch event. But today, San Quentin Prison hosted The Last Mile demo day featuring presentations by seven inmates. The Last Mile hop