Teach in Prison Chronicles: Connecting the Dots Between Higher Education and Incarceration

The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley and San Quentin State Prison sit on opposite sides of the Bay. While the former represents California’s attempt to uplift and empower, the latter represents California’s attempts to punish and erase certain populations. Host and producer Nikki Bayat speaks with a law professor, a formerly incarcerated student, and organizers of the ongoing Teach In Prison program at UC Berkeley to understand how these two institutions are far more connected than we might realize.