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The USC Dornsife Prison Education Project (PEP) creates the opportunity for USC and incarcerated students to learn from each other in a rigorous and collaborative learning environment across a variety of academic disciplines. Through PEP, USC students and faculty design, teach and participate in classes with people incarcerated in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation system.<\/p>\n

Above all, PEP seeks to reinforce the idea of education as a fundamental human right and to facilitate connections that transcend walls both literal and figurative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Student volunteers will assist the lead instructor guide the session, but student volunteers can also lead one-on-one discussions, ask questions, and encourage critical thinking among students.<\/p>\n

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The Readers’ Circle offers free feedback and editing services to writers in custody provided by USC students, faculty and alum. Sign up as a volunteer or submit work on behalf of a loved one today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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