We believe that jobs are the key to
breaking the cycle of incarceration.
WEB DEVELOPMENT
The Web Development Program is designed to create marketable skills in web development, coding and software engineering.
AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
The Audio and Video Production Program focuses on coursework that prepares students for roles in audio production and multimedia post-production careers.
EXPANSION
TLM is highly requested across the country, with 21 classrooms in 7 states and growing.
WORKFORCE REENTRY
Through partnerships with tech and media companies, TLM returned citizens to build upon their skills with continuing education, apprenticeships, and fair chance hiring.
EDUCATION
Learning Web Development
TLM’s approach is based on the premise that re-entry transitioning must begin during incarceration and continue post-release with the end result of gainful employment. Our programs are designed so that participants develop highly marketable personal and professional skills that are relevant and competitive in today’s business environment. The core curriculum includes HTML/CSS and JavaScript, WordPress, Node, AngularJS, React, and D3.js.
What the program provides
The curriculum provides software development training in two-6 month cohorts, Web Development Fundamentals and MERN Development.
Web Dev Fundamentals
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
MERN Development
- Node.js
- React
- Express
- MongoDB and Mongoose
- API Testing
AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
Learning Audio and Video Production
Established 2016
Closed: 2020
Location: San Quentin State Prison
The Last Mile provides audio and video production training to incarcerated individuals, with the goal of teaching marketable skills for meaningful employment after release. The Audio and Video Production Program compriseds of two courses: Digital Audio Production and Video Editing and Post-Production.
TLM’s Digital Audio Production (DAP) course begins with an overview of several audio production careers, and then covers the fundamentals of sound and hearing, recording equipment, and signal flow. After several weeks of training on the ins and outs of audio signal processing, students put their skills and knowledge to the test in the creation of six full-scale music mixing and broadcast-style productions. Students use AVID Pro Tools, the industry-standard software for editing and mixing digital audio. DAP takes 6 months to complete.
In TLM’s Video Editing and Post-Production (VEP) course, students learn the tools and techniques necessary for a career in multimedia post-production. Following along a typical production cycle, each cohort learns through hands-on analysis of shooting scripts, storyboards, camera reports, and more. Students apply these studies into producing multiple portfolio projects, assembling raw footage, editing & mixing soundtracks, animating visual effects, and creating custom color looks from scratch. Using industry-standard software, DaVinci Resolve, students utilize post-production skills across a series of short projects that replicate practices and client requests relevant to the creative workforce. VEP takes 6 months to complete.
TLM’s Digital Audio Production (DAP) course begins with an overview of several audio production careers, and then covers the fundamentals of sound and hearing, recording equipment, and signal flow. After several weeks of training on the ins and outs of audio signal processing, students put their skills and knowledge to the test in the creation of six full-scale music mixing and broadcast-style productions. Students use AVID Pro Tools, the industry-standard software for editing and mixing digital audio. DAP takes 6 months to complete.
In TLM’s Video Editing and Post-Production (VEP) course, students learn the tools and techniques necessary for a career in multimedia post-production. Following along a typical production cycle, each cohort learns through hands-on analysis of shooting scripts, storyboards, camera reports, and more. Students apply these studies into producing multiple portfolio projects, assembling raw footage, editing & mixing soundtracks, animating visual effects, and creating custom color looks from scratch. Using industry-standard software, DaVinci Resolve, students utilize post-production skills across a series of short projects that replicate practices and client requests relevant to the creative workforce. VEP takes 6 months to complete.
EXPANSION
Not Just San Quentin
The Last Mile program is the first U.S. prison education program of its kind. We have successfully implemented our coding program in men’s and women’s facilities across the country. Currently, software engineering training and audio video production training is offered in 15 facilities across seven states.
To implement a TLM program in your state, please contact us.
WORKFORCE REENTRY
Building Careers
Through hiring, community, and government partners, The Last Mile aims to help turn the technology and business skills learned while incarcerated into careers. The Last Mile’s workforce re-entry program accelerates opportunities for Returned Citizens to find jobs in tech and business. In partnership with a top tier tech companies, TLM Returned Citizens continue their education and build upon their skills through paid apprenticeships while also shifting perceptions around formerly incarcerated individuals.
Through Next Chapter, our partnership with Slack, The Kellogg Foundation and FreeAmerica, we are building a year-long apprenticeship program to train and mentor graduates from The Last Mile — and in doing so, we hope to create a blueprint that other companies will use to train and hire talented people who have been incarcerated.
Through Next Chapter, our partnership with Slack, The Kellogg Foundation and FreeAmerica, we are building a year-long apprenticeship program to train and mentor graduates from The Last Mile — and in doing so, we hope to create a blueprint that other companies will use to train and hire talented people who have been incarcerated.
Would you like to become a hiring partner? Get in touch.
