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Slideshow: San Quentin State Prison's university

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Slideshow: San Quentin State Prison's university KALWNews.org July 28, 2010 By Rina Palta Link to the article and also a slide show. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/kalw/detail?entry_id=68899 As a child, Troy Williams grew calloused to the South Central Los Angeles street ethos: Gangs, violence, drugs and firearms. But Williams, now barrel-chested and 43-years-old, didn't have the confidence to speak up in a classroom until he became a resident of San Quentin State Prison. "In the past, I never even felt adequate in a classroom," Williams said. "Now, I can come in, I can learn and be comfortable." Each weekday in this ancient, cinematic citadel - perched on the shores of San Francisco Bay since the mid-19th century - teams of educated volunteers try to provide convicted felons a college-level education...continue to full post

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