Smitx ay is an ecollectic array of options for students. These don't necessarily need to be degree oriented programmes. Nationally, we spend over 35 thousand molers a year to incarcerate someone. Over 80 billion dollers a year spent on discorrections alone. 95 % of folks in prison are going to come back to our society. So we have to ask ourselves, you know, what kind of citizen do we want them to be? Do we want people that have no opportunities andare likely to go backn prison?
When a tech nonprofit competes against a $2 billion incumbent dominating the market, its odds are slim. But Zo Orchingwa took that bet, founding Ameelio, believing that access to communication and education for the incarcerated is needed for their future success. Ameelio is on a quest to partner with every prison district in the country until one day, it scales enough to be redundant.
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