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Prisoners & coding: Way to a better life?

San Quentin state prison in California has begun a ground-breaking programme to teach prisoners how to code. 18 inmates have been selected to take part in a six month course which teaches them essential web coding languages and aims to make them more employable when they leave prison. The BBC's North America Technology Correspondent Richard Taylor reports.

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Coding: Prisoner to programmer ​

Computer software, apps and websites are all made using coding languages or code for short. But despite the importance of coding, there is a major global shortage of people with the right skills. One group in South Africa is working to change that and hopes to create better opportunities for former prisoners. Brothers For All is an organisation founded by former criminals who now teach coding both in poor neighbourhoods and in prison.

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A Look Inside An Oklahoma Prison | Women Learning to Code

These women at an Oklahoma Correctional Facility are learning computer programming while incarcerated. Hear about how this coding class has changed their lives and the job opportunities they will have once they are released.
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Why Priscilla Chan wants to teach inmates how to code?

An innovative computer coding program is part of the effort to break the cycle of mass incarceration in the U.S. Priscilla Chan, the co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is helping to create opportunities for females inmates in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma female incarceration rate is more than double the national average.

Source: CBS This Morning