Teach in Prison Chronicles: Connecting the Dots Between Incarceration and Higher Education
Incarcerated adults’ access to higher education in prison lowers the odds of recidivating and increases the likelihood of employment. To that end, California has launched successful partnerships between higher education and criminal justice systems.
UC Berkeley and San Quentin State Prison sit on opposite sides of the Bay, and while the former represents California’s attempt to uplift and empower, the latter represents California’s attempts to punish and erase certain populations. On the next Fiat Lux Redux, Tuesday, November 12 at 9 AM, multimedia podcast producer Nikki Bayat speaks with Jonathan Simon, a UC Berkeley law professor who is interested in criminology and the sociology of law, in addition to a formerly incarcerated student and two of the organizers of the ongoing Teach In Prison program at UC Berkeley to understand how these two institutions are far more connected than we might realize. Bayat earned the Daily Cal the Best Podcast award for the second year in a row with this production.
Fiat Lux Redux presents previously aired lectures, conversations, and podcasts originating on the campus of UC Berkeley every other Tuesday from 9am to 9:30am. These often-lengthy original programs have been edited to a 30-minute format by experienced KALX producers. The show’s name, Latin for “Let there be light”, is a reference to the University of California’s motto, which is also Fiat Lux. The show’s goal is to provide listeners with a window into the intellectual and cultural life of UC Berkeley and to showcase the wide range of subjects and diversity of thought and ideas that are present at UC Berkeley.
If you have questions or comments about Fiat Lux Redux, contact Lisa Katovich at lisa.katovich@gmail.com.
