September 22, 2025 The 2025 The Last Mile Graduation at Putnamville Correctional Facility in Indiana Congratulations to the students graduating today from The Last Mile web development program at Putnamville Correctional Facility in Indiana. Read Article
September 18, 2025 The 2025 The Last Mile Graduation of Coding Program at Indiana Women’s Prison Three students graduated from The Last Mile web development program alongside graduating students from Ivy Tech Community College at the Indiana Women’s Prison. Read Article
September 18, 2025 Business and Justice Leaders Gather at San Quentin to Highlight California Model’s Success The Last Mile (TLM), in partnership with Virgin Unite and Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty, convened an exclusive panel discussion inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Read Article
September 3, 2025 Celebrating Success: The Last Mile Graduation Ceremony at Rhode Island’s John J. Moran Medium Security Facility Ten students graduated from The Last Mile (TLM) web development program at North Dakota State Penitentiary. The cohort spent the last year acquiring technology skills, including web development, coding, and software engineering, to prepare them for high-demand jobs upon returning to North Dakota communities. Read Article
August 11, 2025 Gov. Gavin Newsom Identifies the Fifth State Prison to Close Due to Falling Incarcerated Population Riverside County is home to the next state prison set to close as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to the decreasing incarcerated population. Read Article
July 18, 2025 Celebrating Success: Graduation of the Coding Program at North Dakota State Penitentiary Ten students graduated from The Last Mile (TLM) web development program at North Dakota State Penitentiary. The cohort spent the last year acquiring technology skills, including web development, coding, and software engineering, to prepare them for high-demand jobs upon returning to North Dakota communities. Read Article
May 6, 2025 Tara Trask to Host The Last Mile Radio on SiriusXM Legal strategist Tara Trask announced today that she will assume the role of host of the SiriusXM show The Last Mile Radio. Read Article
March 28, 2025 Build It, and They Will Come: Why Nonprofits Should Think Like Startups Nonprofits must ditch the donor-first mindset. Chris Redlitz shares how startup principles helped The Last Mile scale impact—without constantly asking for money. Read Article
March 14, 2025 The Parole Trap: How a Broken System Keeps People Behind Bars—And How We Can Fix It Discover how GoDaddy and The Last Mile are breaking barriers for justice-impacted entrepreneurs—providing funding, mentorship, and the tools to build thriving businesses after incarceration. Read Article
March 14, 2025 The Last Mile’s 2024 Annual Report Explore how we are empowering justice-impacted learners and entrepreneurs through education and innovative programs in our 2024 report. Read Article