The Last Mile

<p>Join us to learn about <a href="https://thelastmile.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Last Mile</a>, a program that prepares incarcerated individuals for successful reentry through business and technology training, from <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-browning-48050b34/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Browning</a>, Technical Program Manager at Indiana Department of Correction and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-briggs-a226ab1b0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacob Briggs</a>, The Last Mile Graduate &amp; Apprentice Software Engineer at SEP.</p><p>Jen shares the origin story of the Last Mile, how they've grown from California across the US, and how they created web development curriculum that doesn't use the internet. </p><p><span style="color: rgb(20, 40, 61);">Jacob walks us through </span>a day in the life of a Last Mile student. He s<span style="color: rgb(20, 40, 61);">hares the unique challenges The Last Mile students face both in the program and after being released and explains that those challenges have made him a better software engineer.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(20, 40, 61);">We wrap up the conversation by discussing the ways The Last Mile is healing returned citizens and their communities, the perseverance of the students, and the robustness of the program's curriculum.</span></p><p>You can find more information about this podcast at&nbsp;<a href="http://sep.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);">sep.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!</p>