A partnership with The Last Mile means we share in each other’s successes. Listen to the stories from other organizations about the mutual benefit of our partnerships.
The Last Mile’s partner, Stand Together, posted an inspirational story today about a father’s educational journey while incarcerated at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Click here to read the article!
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 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 […]
Last week, former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf spoke to the participants of The Last Mile program at Montana State Prison, where he had previously been incarcerated, to share his journey. This visit marked his first time returning to the facility since his release in 2014. After his NFL career ended, Leaf faced a downward spiral, […]
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the collective identity and diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). But this month is more than just a celebration—it’s an acknowledgment of the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of the AAPI community. And for many, like those who have been justice-impacted, […]
Katie Mulvaney, Providence Journal This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: ‘This is my last chance’: How an ACI program wants to lift people from prison to tech jobs. CRANSTON – It’s a Friday morning just before noon and 15 men are quietly hunched over computers in the medium-security unit at the Adult Correctional Institutions. Occasionally, an […]