Program gives inmates chance to pursue bachelor's degree at UC Irvine

Even though all 35 California state prisons have offered associates degrees since 2014, LIFTED is the first opportunity for a bachelor's degree in the UC system. READ MORE: abc7.la/3ZmWNxi

[@trevor19qhshe]

People now commiting crimes in order to afford college by going to prison vs paying student loans.

[@naturalkinks8683]

Lmao 🤣

[@viviane-_-]

I don’t know how that works because many people go to college hoping to get a higher pay. But once a person has criminal records, it’s very difficult to get A job, let alone high paying jobs. So why go to prison just to get free college education?

[@camps1960]

You can get a free transition from male to female if you go to jail. Free health care. Free dental. Now free 4 year degree if you go to jail. But if you are a hood citizen. U have to pay for everything.

[@javicpt310]

Seems like a great idea, but what about those people who are good citizens and are not able to afford college 🤔 😕

[@camilasur886]

exactly!!

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Well it saves the state money and hopefully changes lives... You can get schooling... just saying

[@camilasur886]

@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 we can get schooling but not for free like them...they're criminals and getting it for free while law abiding citizens have to pay tuition and drown in studne loans

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

@@camilasur886 i understand... hope relief comes in a big way for you ...

[@academicrow]

Bernie Sanders

[@leetstyle]

Since there is so much online schooling available they should allow them to go through surpervised schooling on any subject. It benefits everyone. If Prison was meant to reform than this would be the logical step in the right direction.

[@lunchbox3235]

Well said🤓

[@lionheart5329]

I should go to prison I can’t afford this and I work alot

[@joe13869]

@@lionheart5329 EXACTLY!! Help the people who WANT the help. Druggies and criminals do not want help. I too can not afford a degree but it would help my family immensely.

[@hamradiotimes5586]

Do crime get rewarded. What a system we have.

[@joe13869]

Let's commit some crimes so we can get a college degree.

[@Celeste-bi4bf]

Wow! They did all their reading…Yes cuz they have time, plenty of time 😂😂😂

[@Truesdale22]

Guaranteed acceptance to UCI with full tuition paid by committing a crime. Sign me up...

[@codefinity]

This is great. Thanks to those professors. It's something that I would help with too at some point if opportunity arises. 🧑‍🏫 :) 👍

[@melissacotant6105]

Who's paying for this? We are? That's ridiculous!

[@viviane-_-]

If we are paying for the maintenance of prisons with our tax dollars anyway, why not use it in a way that will help reduce recidivism/crime rates. Higher crime rates may call for increased budgets pumping into prisons (which many are maintained by private entities). Using our tax dollars to offer education can be mutually beneficial for both the inmates and society as a whole.

[@theone9705]

While this seems great at first, how come prisoners get free college education but everyone else has to pay $100,000 to get educated? By the way, sociology & gender studies is not what I call a respectable field

[@jaycee9153]

We live in a society that has genders, so it sounds fundamental.

[@TheCeezSteez]

Bro what…

[@elminime1]

What about just regular people not inmates and am not saying to not give them the chance but we all should have the same opportunity specially if it's coming out from our taxes, why can we get free education higher than high school??? Just my opinion tho.

[@htvlogs80]

Putting inmates in student loan debt or these inmates get it free while other Americans suffering student loan debt.

[@spacenerd9499]

Make it free for everyone then.

[@selectiveapathy]

@@spacenerd9499 supreme court didnt allow it when biden was going to do it

[@containedhurricane]

While many young people are struggling with 80k student debts!

[@manonamission2000]

Is the UC system that hard up for cash?

[@BioatchTV]

As a Californian this is disgusting, how are u gona pay for an inmates education with my money. Meanwhile i am still paying my student debt as a good citizen.

[@rememberberries4277]

Idk might have something to do with judges/da’s/cops fueling crime so they can in other words fund their pensions fund their new law firms in order to be able to keep the cycle going… government is against you lol

[@camilasur886]

thank you!!

[@BioatchTV]

@@rememberberries4277 you cant fuel investments

[@covid19deltaextrarewardspr88]

My stepfather son had to go to prison just to learn how to read because his father and mother didn't spend time to teach him they were to busy drinking and partying.

[@naturalkinks8683]

Your stepbrother? 🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@covid19deltaextrarewardspr88]

@@naturalkinks8683 they not married but let's move on you the point.

[@jameswebb3254]

Well, that looks different from what we use to see on movies .

[@anthonymartinez4307]

That is very positive.

[@lionheart5329]

I ain’t never broke the law and I don’t get anything

[@jdice6868]

This is how you prevent crime. Throwing people in jail faster and for longer isn't working! Less than 5% of the world's population. 25% of its prisoners. Changing course like this is step 1.

[@mikepelletier197]

Are you to pick me up and drop me off and pay for my degree and feed me three times a day for not breaking the laws?

[@hynos323]

How about giving us law abiding citizens a break and let us get degrees without getting into crippling debt?

[@joe13869]

How much is does that degree cost the inmates? I'm all for helping people out but what i do know is that I pay taxes and have never committed a crime and nearly costs me a arm and a leg for a degree. Maybe I should commit a crime so I can get a free degree.

[@jamesvanderbeek19]

The classes provided are free..I obtained my ged ans a electrical course. In my experience committing crimes Works for some people...not all.. it sucks being away from family

[@Jeanne90275]

$0 They're given Pell Grants plus free room and board.

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

Congratulations

[@spacenerd9499]

Good! Those that perhaps will be eventually released, this is a good portion of the stability they need. However, learning at anytime is superior than not. This is awesome!

[@crazyjeeper67]

Taking jobs from those of us who worked hard our whole 6 couldn't afford college.

[@ChibiCloud0921]

This is the FIRST great thing California has done for its state

[@crazyjeeper67]

Seriously!?!? Where's the UC bachelor program for those of us that chose to work instead of hot the streets. Total BS!!!

[@camilasur886]

How is this fair? letting criminals get a free education and pursue a bachelors degree with no debt. meanwhile there are struggling mothers and fathers , families struggling paying for their tuition and student debt/working various jobs and starbinf to afford to get put thought college. I understand what they're trying to do but this is a slap to the face . I guess being a good kaw abiding citizen gets u nothing

[@jesseserrano1468]

I received my bachelor's from coastline community college when I was in prison from 2000-2007

[@anthonyfxbb9040]

Salinas valley had coastline if I’m not mistaken

[@ipressedabutton]

Lifted - where you can pursue a Bachelors Degree in Thievery

[@zetlandersoaghar7551]

free education whilst others cant afford to go to uni.....go figure, crime does pay

[@Shawnkhalifabook]

I cover this topic in my new book, Shawn Khalifa: Riot's, Violence, Drugs, Police, Gang's, Prison, and College...

[@ucirvineundergroundscholars]

Where can we find this book???

[@kaylanetanya]

Good… not make it available in ALL states. Tired of giving “cookies” for the bare minimum. They deserve this in jail or not

[@TheCeezSteez]

I love this.

[@jemi7566]

Just found a way to get a UCI diploma for free!!!

[@b4nkrup710]

Studius as foo

[@Ninja563]

I mean degrees are useless these days so might as well

[@franciscohernandez5722]

Are they?

[@Robgeee]

Nice nice!!! Glad they won’t have to worry about student loans. They paid for their mistakes so it’s nice to see them getting a nice opportunity in life

[@bostonsucks310]

And it’s going to be free 😂 that’s a joke

[@Jasmine1022_]

Wow that’s amazing!!

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

👩‍💻👩‍💻👩‍🏫👨‍🎓👩‍🎓⚖⚖🎓🎓🎓

[@ChairPacer]

Awesome idea 🎉

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Look up Dale Lendrum on Ted Talks!✌️👍❤️🇺🇸🗽 Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️

[@salty6pence672]

Clown World

[@beyondhuman3148]

💨💩

[@donnymack7711]

Lmao ok so if I go to prison I might have a chance at going to uci lol

[@naturalkinks8683]

They're still gonna get out and break the law. Yall wasting your time. Lmao 🤣

[@Darkstar22177]

I think you missed the part where they mentioned that recidivism rates amongst criminals who get a college degree in prison are approaching 0%

[@charlessantee8329]

Congratulations