Today, The Last Mile brought leaders from The 8th Amendment Project, East Bay Community Foundation, Equal Justice USA, Fund for Nonviolence, Hope Lab, The Just Trust, Life on Art, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, Televerde, and Virgin Unite to visit our classrooms at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in California. The three-hour visit included students showcasing […]
The Last Mile provides technology training for high-demand jobs for incarcerated individuals in facilities across the US, with its radio show exploring topics that face justice-impacted people. OAKLAND, CA – Former NFL Quarterback Ryan Leaf announced today he will assume the role of host of the SiriusXM show, The Last Mile Radio. Launched in early […]
The Last Mile provides technology training for high-demand jobs to incarcerated individuals in facilities across the US Last week, six students graduated from The Last Mile (TLM) web development program at North Dakota State Penitentiary. The small cohort spent the last year learning technology skills, including web development, coding, and software engineering, to prepare them for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Los Angeles District Attorney candidate Nathan Hochman endorses The Last Mile on the 180 Shift podcast.
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 […]
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 […]