They make college courses available for inmates at Danville Correctional Facility. They're one of the handful of college-in-prison programs in the country. They operate as a non-profit, and U of I peeps volunteer their time teaching. Rob Scott works with them and is organizing a prison education conference in the fall.<div>
<br></div><div>...<a href="http://www.educationjustice.net/.">http://www.educationjustice.net/.</a>..<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Josh King <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:josh@ucimc.org">josh@ucimc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I've never heard of EJP. Anyone know anything about them?<br>
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On 03/02/2010 09:50 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:<br>
> this might be a good tech outreach project. train the trainer outreach<br>
> maybe?<br>
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> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Jacob Barton <<a href="mailto:udderbot@gmail.com">udderbot@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Education Justice Project is looking for...well, read below.<br>
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
>> From: Rebecca Ginsburg <<a href="mailto:rginsbur@illinois.edu">rginsbur@illinois.edu</a>><br>
>> Date: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:55 AM<br>
>> Subject: seeking computer expertise at prison<br>
>> To: Rebecca Ginsburg <<a href="mailto:rginsbur@uiuc.edu">rginsbur@uiuc.edu</a>><br>
>> Cc: Nathaniel Chio <<a href="mailto:nathanchio@gmail.com">nathanchio@gmail.com</a>>, Simon Schocken <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:simon.schocken@gmail.com">simon.schocken@gmail.com</a>><br>
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>> Dear friends of EJP,<br>
>><br>
>> We're seeking someone with experience in setting up printer drivers and<br>
>> similar tasks for a 3-hour stint of laptop maintenance in our Resource Room<br>
>> at the prison.<br>
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>> We have a lab of 15 PC laptops at Danville that students use to write<br>
>> papers and work on Excel documents. Lately, some of the machines are not<br>
>> connecting to the printer as they should and others have developed software<br>
>> issues. Unfortunately, none of the current RR team are computer experts.<br>
>> If YOU are, we could use your help!<br>
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>> With the commute to Danville factored in, it's a considerable chunk of time<br>
>> that we're asking for, but you'd have the satisfaction of knowing that your<br>
>> technical assistance is much appreciated by Danville students and tutors,<br>
>> and our undying thanks.<br>
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>> Please email Simon and Nathan, EJP's Resource Room Coordinators, cc'd<br>
>> above, if you're able to offer your assistance. It takes about two weeks to<br>
>> arrange clearance for a visit to the prison, so the week of spring break<br>
>> might be perfect for scheduling this task.<br>
>><br>
>> Thank you!<br>
>><br>
>> Best,<br>
>> Rebecca<br>
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>> Rebecca Ginsburg,<br>
>> Director, Education Justice Project<br>
>> Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture<br>
>> 805 West Pennsylvania Ave, #218 (MC-057)<br>
>> University of Illinois<br>
>> Urbana, IL 61801<br>
>> 217-265-6737 (phone) 217-333-9617 (fax)<br>
>> <a href="http://www.educationjustice.net" target="_blank">www.educationjustice.net</a><br>
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