San Quentin prisoners celebrate training program graduation

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Fifty-eight inmates received certificates for their work learning marketable skills such as coding, web development and audio-visual production.

San Quentin inmate Harold Meeks points to a supporter in the audience after receiving a certificate of completion in coding at the prison on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. He was among 58 inmates who received certifications for different occupations during a ceremony at the prison.

San Quentin inmate Bryan Monge, flanked by his wife Sheina Monge of Stockton and their son Gabriel, 17, sit together after Monge received his certificate of completion in coding at the prison on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Monge was among 58 inmates who received certifications for different occupations during a ceremony at the prison.

San Quentin inmate Khiem Tran, left, is congratulated by family friend Benny Neuyen after receiving a certificate of completion in coding at the prison on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Tran was among 58 inmates who received certificates for different occupations during a ceremony at prison. Family, friends and supporters of inmates graduating from occupational programs wait to enter San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Fifty-eight inmates received certificates for different occupations during a ceremony at the prison. In a small ceremony in a prison chapel, 58 inmates at San Quentin State Prison crossed a stage in front of family and fellow prisoners after finishing job training programs or apprenticeships.

“You’ve dedicated yourselves to completing something difficult,” Oak Smith, the prison warden, told the honorees at the event on Wednesday. “You’re on the right path, working in a positive direction, and I know that many of you will be success stories in the future.”

 

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