Degrees of Freedom

Forum on the issue of providing college opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated students.

The panel will highlight some of the ethical issues that arise, including whether we should prioritize incarcerated students nearing release over those serving lengthy sentences, liberal arts education over one that is directly linked to employment opportunities on the outside, and the quality of various forms of college education.

This event is co-sponsored with the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.

Brantley Choate - Superintendent of Correctional Education, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Laura Hope - Dean, School of Instructional Support, Chaffey College

Danny Murillo - 2016 Soros Justice Advocacy Fellow, The Opportunity Institute

Monte Perez - President, Los Angeles Mission College

Rebecca Silbert - Senior Vice President, The Opportunity Institute

Moderated by Larissa MacFarquhar - Staff Writer, The New Yorker

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