In the Season 1 finale of the podcast Educating to Be Human, host Lisa Petrides sits down with Jody Lewen, President of Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (formerly San Quentin Prison), the first accredited independent 2-year liberal arts college dedicated to incarcerated students. A visionary leader and tireless advocate for equitable access to education, Jody has spent over 20 years expanding higher education opportunities for incarcerated students. Her work at San Quentin challenges traditional ideas of who education is for and envisions learning as a tool for empowerment and purpose. In this episode, Lisa and Jody discuss: The realities and barriers of offering higher education in prison; how to create inclusive learning spaces within correctional facilities; the life-changing impact education has on incarcerated students; and why education in prison matters for both the inside and outside world.
Attribution: This article originally appeared in Educating to Be Human with Lisa Petrides
