(I have been writing for all of these years about how education is the way out of a life of crime, a life in prison. Today I attached an article from John Jay College Institute of Justice and Opportunity to provide more information on the subject. Currently, the program is open only to residents of NYC. I emailed Ann Jacobs, Executive Director for the Institute, and she is not aware of similar programs in New Jersey. Here is the article. – DG)
“CUNY’s mission is to provide a high-quality education to all New Yorkers, regardless of background or means, in order to serve as a vehicle for upward social mobility. Part of that mission is to create pathways to college, meaningful careers, and greater opportunities for students whose lives have been impacted by the criminal legal system.”
CUNY launched a web page providing resources, answering questions, sharing narratives, and more of students they support, including the programs and services designed to meet student's educational and professional needs with conviction histories. The web page is a CUNY Justice Learning Collaborative project, convened by the John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity.
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“As someone that grew up with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the Bell Jar, and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and as someone whose mother had been an unofficial advocate for the mentally ill, sometimes putting herself in danger to help, I have had many mixed feelings about mental illness. As I watched my son exhibit many of the symptoms described in this book, I felt helpless and afraid, especially since he could not see and recognize the symptoms for himself. This book has given me the tools to verbalize more effectively what my son needs, what our community needs, and what our society needs to provide.”
--Elizabeth Chen, 4/5 stars on Goodreads
David Geiger is a licensed and retired professional electrical engineer who spent 7 years in psychiatric hospitals and over 40 years since 1979 in the courts as a result of his schizophrenia. He worked for Consolidated Edison in NYC for 20 years and won recognition and an award for his work there. He writes about his illness in the book as well as those who have the illness and are caught up in the criminal legal system.