California College Launches Juvenile Justice Education Initiative with $1.5 Million Grant 

California’s College of the Desert is launching a new educational initiative aimed at young adults who have experience with the juvenile detention system. The program will begin in fall 2024.  

It will offer on-site classes for incarcerated young adults. It will also focus on outreach and resources for those with previous incarceration histories. ;

The school said it expects to enroll about 50 participants for the first semester. The initiative is funded by a grant of more than $1.5 million from the California Community College’s Rising Scholars Network.;

This was reported by NBC Palm Springs . . .