04/03/2021
Please join us for an evening of poetry, spoken word, music and short stories... and if you feel compelled, please share your gifts...
The Transitions Collective supports formerly incarcerated students, students who are impacted by the Prison Industrial Complex.
We, as part of the collective, will support students who are, or have been, impacted by the criminal justice system by means of support groups, education, mentorship, and empowerment that reaches beyond our campus. The impact of the prison industrial complex has reached into our communities, and the collective strives to create a better understanding of how our communities are affected and how together we can create systemic change.
04/03/2021
Please join us for an evening of poetry, spoken word, music and short stories... and if you feel compelled, please share your gifts...
04/04/2020
Thank you Danny Murillo for the heads up...
The Underground Trojans Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the launch of our 2020 Essay Contest for justice-involved community college students.
For more details, please visit our website: www.undergroundtrojans.com/underground-scholarship
Fight on!
Be on the LOOKOUT for the upcoming events...
08/22/2019
Collective Effort Makes Project Rebound a Reality Xuan Santos has long advocated for increased representation at Cal State San Marcos of students who are formerly incarcerated or system impacted. As Santos, an associate professor of sociology, was completing his tenure process two years ago, he began looking at ways to provide more support on campu...
06/24/2019
Minus the word “delinquent.” But I get it...
From juvenile delinquent to Juris Doctor: Camden woman keeps her promise to the judge who gave her a break 12 years ago “I want to be somebody," she told the judge. "Maybe I’ll be a lawyer in your courtroom some day.”
06/21/2019
How Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People Can Give Your Business an Edge From higher retention rates to increased loyalty, there are strong reasons to hire from the pool of the formerly incarcerated.
06/21/2019
Supreme Court Strikes Down Conviction Of Mississippi Man On Death Row For 22 Years Curtis Flowers was tried seven times for the same crime, and the court said due it made its decision due to bias in jury selection. Now, it's up to Mississippi to try him again or not.
05/20/2019
TC about to lobby at the State Capital... support AB 392 and AC A6! Let’s get this!
02/27/2019
01/23/2019
Jameson Meyst... This is why we do our work. Please share.
Transitions Collective Helps Student Turn Life Around As Jameson Meyst sat in jail, facing charges of drunken driving, his mind focused on the other people involved in the three-car accident. “I thought everyone had died,” Jameson said. While others sustained injuries, Jameson was relieved to learn that everyone survived. He had two previous DUIs o...
01/09/2019
This is powerful.
Red River snow sculptures honour murdered, missing Indigenous women and girls | CBC News If you're out skating the river trail this weekend you may notice snowy figures stretched out across the ice.