SAN QUENTIN, Calif. - For years, San Quentin state prison has offered courses in literature, American government and other high education classes.But now, the college there has gained accreditation, which means incarcerated people will officially be students of Mount Tamalpais Community College.It's part of the bigger efforts to rehabilitate the prison population.
Jody Lewen, president of the college, said the program is the first of its kind."For 20 years, we were an extension site of a small college in Oakland," she said. "Then a couple of years ago, we decided we wanted to become independent.