Reentry service providers have acknowledged that digital equity and digital life skills presents formerly incarcerated people with challenges during their reentry. >>
In addition to this, a new phenomenon is emerging. As artificial intelligence and the “Internet of Things” transform the tech landscape, preparing formerly incarcerated individuals to safely navigate AI, and for careers in this evolving field, present a new set of both challenges and opportunities. Leaders from groundbreaking reentry and digital skills programs have adapted their curriculum and training to meet the needs of the community. >>
This episode's guests are Aedan Macdonald, executive director and founder of "Justice Through Code" which aims to end the cycle of poverty that contributes to incarceration by providing life-changing access to the education, opportunities, and networks necessary to enter careers in the tech industry. Also, Javier Irizarry, an AI educator and the senior tech coordinator of support programs at John Jay College Institute for Justice and Opportunity which is dedicated to empowering justice-impacted and marginalized communities with digital literacy and AI skills for personal and economic transformation.
