A great story on the Un-loop.org program and the good work they are doing at WCCW.
They do a good job of showcasing the education opportunities as well as addressing the issues that former inmates face post release.
A second chance: Local program teaches female inmates how to code
This is a great article about Unloop and their efforts to further prison education. We are very happy to work with them and they deserve all the credit they get.
It is important to remember that success in any education program requires support from local and state leadership. Mike Paris has been a key supporter of quality education in WA state and has been helpful with initiatives that have benefited our CSE program.
http://www.doc.wa.gov/news/2016/09162016.htm
A few points regarding providing education to inmates:
http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2020485177_editinmatespostsecondaryeducationxml.html
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/13374004/
Another example of Unloop hosting Make days at the women’s prison.
http://crosscut.com/2016/08/can-coding-create-a-future-for-people-behind-bars/
Great video done by WA State Department of Corrections to showcase the good work that incarcerated students are doing at Clallam Bay Corrections Center.
Work by unloop – inspiring community to get involved in furthering prison education.
Coding Unbarred app at Hackathon helps inmates learn to code
A great paper on the current state of technology in corrections by the US Department of education. We get referenced as example 1 on page 12.
https://www.edpubs.gov/document/ed005580p.pdf
On March 7th 2016 we had a Make day. Inmates were invited to come up for a day of coding robots.
Un-loop ( facebook page ) came to Clallam Bay Corrections Center and exposed incarcerated students to programming, robotics, and the culture of software development.
One of the great feats accomplished by David and Lindsey was to get a dozen software development professionals to travel from Seattle to a prison 3.5 hours away in a remote location.
Check out their page for photos and more information.
Here are links to the robots they brought and donated.
We got a nice mention in the Buccaneer again for a past article. Love the support for education.
http://www.passthebuc.com/2016/02/top-six-buccaneer-stories-of-the-decade/