Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the President & Dean of the Valley Beit Midrash, the Founder & President of Uri L’Tzedek, the Founder and CEO of The Shamayim V’Aretz Institute and the author of ten books on Jewish ethics. Newsweek named Rav … [Read more...]
Emile DeWeaver Writes Op-Ed for The Mercury News
Emile DeWeaver of Oakland a student of the Prison University Project, co-founder of Prison Renaissance, contributing editor of Easy Street Magazine, and secretary of San Quentin’s Society of Professional Journalism. He wrote this for The Mercury … [Read more...]
Student James King Writes for Vice
James King, 47, is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and is a student of the Prison University Project. He is serving 30 years to life for second-degree robbery. (He received the life sentence because the crime was his “third strike” under … [Read more...]
President Obama Awards Prison University Project National Humanities Medal
In recognition of our impact and our leadership in supporting educational opportunities for the incarcerated, the Prison University Project was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama in September 2016. Pictured below is President … [Read more...]
