A unique program at an Indiana prison teaches convicts to code with eye-popping results, and could expand to Illinois in the near future.
Graduates of the Last Mile prison coding program said it has changed their lives. They and prison officials said it's setting incarcerated individuals up for successful reentry into high demand jobs and, more importantly, society at large when they get released.
"That's what Last Mile does. They pave the road to success and basically I'm just climbing the ladder all the way up to the top," said participant Kenneth Wade. The Last Mile is a year-long intensive coding course which equips incarcerated individuals with the skills they need to both transition into a job in the high-demand tech field, but also help integrate them back into society in a meaningful way and potentially with a new worldview.
"I'm actually thankful for being in prison. I know that's really weird. Some people might call me crazy, but it really saved my life," he said.
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