November 18, 2024 Thinking Beyond Banning The Box Fair hiring practices are essential for giving justice-impacted individuals a real chance at rebuilding their lives. Here’s why the focus needs to expand from application forms. Read Article
November 15, 2024 Beyond the Background Check: How Checkr and TLM are Redefining Second Chances for Formerly Incarcerated Americans Background checks are often the barrier keeping formerly incarcerated Americans from employment, but a partnership between Checkr and The Last Mile is transforming that hurdle into a pathway to opportunity. The Employment Trap for Formerly Incarcerated Americans Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans leave prison hoping to rebuild their lives, only to find most […] Read Article
November 15, 2024 Montana Department of Corrections and the Last Mile Celebrate Second Graduation of Coding Program in Montana State Prison The Last Mile provides technology training for high-demand jobs to incarcerated individuals in facilities across the US Fourteen students graduated from The Last Mile (TLM) web development program at Montana State Prison. The cohort spent the last year learning technology skills, including web development, coding, and software engineering, to prepare them for high-demand jobs when they […] Read Article
November 1, 2024 Locked Out Despite completing their sentences, millions of justice-impacted Americans are barred from the polls this November. Read Article
October 7, 2024 Rethinking Social Change Fair chance employment is revolutionizing how companies build their workforces. Here’s why it’s so effective – and so important. Read Article
September 23, 2024 The Power of Words: How Language Shapes Criminal Justice Outcomes Fair chance employment is revolutionizing how companies build their workforces. Here’s why it’s so effective – and so important. Read Article
September 3, 2024 Transforming Lives: Coding Skills for Incarcerated Individuals Los Angeles District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman endorses The Last Mile on the 180 Shift podcast. Read Article
August 21, 2024 Blinded Justice: The Hidden Data Crisis in Our Criminal Justice System In the land of the free, we’ve become the world’s leading jailer. Despite massive spending, our criminal justice system falters in rehabilitation, largely due to a crippling lack of data. Read Article
August 2, 2024 A Partnership To Help Returned Citizens Get Tech Jobs The Last Mile Classroom Formation is a company with an interview prep platform for software engineers aimed at diversifying the tech industry’s workforce. The Last Mile (TLM) is a nonprofit that works inside prisons, teaching coding skills like web development fundamentals and game programming to inmates looking to learn entry-level skills. Last year, they joined […] Read Article
August 1, 2024 Nonprofit Quarterly Interview with Kevin McCracken Nonprofit Quarterly sat down with Kevin McCracken, The Last Mile’s new executive director, to discuss the urgency of education and employment opportunities to combat incarceration and recidivism, drawing from his experiences as a justice-impacted, returned citizen.In this interview, Kevin emphasizes the importance of education and employment in reducing recidivism. He highlights the significance of rehabilitative […] Read Article