Prison Reform Archives - The Student Life

October 30, 2025 7:22 pm

OPINION: Why San Quentin’s reform model doesn’t do the trick

By Leili Kamali 1334 Views California, Crime, Prison, Prison Reform, Restorative Justice

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’s rebrand as a “Scandinavian style” prison, promises transformation through career training programs and improv classes, but after Leili Kamali PO ‘29 visited, she saw a different story.

Inside-Out students hold Pitzer College pennants in a classroom, smiling for a photo.

Arts & Culture Features

April 24, 2025 9:15 pm

Pitzer’s fourth cohort reflects on their journey with the Inside-Out B.A. Program

By Inside-Out Cohort 04 1417 Views 5c community, Alumni Network, California Rehabilitation Center, Cody, Cohort 04, Community, Community Empowerment, CRC, Dontè, Education, flow, Graduation, incarcerated, incarcerated students, Inside Out, Inside-Out Program, Jeter, Justice, Justice Education, Marcus, Organizational Studies, pathway to BA, Pitzer College, Prison, Prison Education, Prison Reform, pz, Reentry Programs, rehabilitation, Rich, ryan, Ryan B., Ryan C., Social Justice, Student Initiatives, Student Stories, Terry, Theo, Transformative Education, Wear My Pain, Wolf Pact

This May, the fourth cohort of Pitzer College’s Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA program will graduate with degrees in Organizational Studies, having completed their education in the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. As incarcerated students, they have built a community of learning, care and transformation, bridging the distance between inside and outside through meaningful relationships and shared purpose.

A person wearing a blue, denim jacket, yellow pants, and a beige hat lays on a blue box with their arms and legs spread out to each side.

Arts & Culture Features

April 23, 2021 12:46 amApril 23, 2021 12:49 pm

‘I always feel free when I dance’: Incarcerated choreographers enchant in dance film directed by Scripps College professor

By Ava Francis-Hall and Averi Sullivan 4255 Views California Rehabilitation Center, Choreographer, Choreography, Dance, Inside Out, Performance, Performative Activism, Prison, Prison Abolition, Prison Education, Prison Reform, Selina Ho, Suchi Branfman, Virtual Dance, Virtual Performance

As part of her residency inside the California Rehabilitation Center, Scripps College dance professor Suchi Branfman directed a short film featuring the dances of incarcerated choreographers.