Why I'm Bringing Robots to Prison
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Claims that US incarceration totals 2.3 million people and about 1 in 2 released returns to prison, with ~650,000 released annually and ~$34,000 per person per year cost. Uses low‑tech workshops and robots teaching programming inside prisons, students build concrete projects like a first‑person 3D shooter and a file‑sharing app and robots programmed to follow lines and avoid obstacles. Program expands to bootcamps and reentry support, arguing vocational tech skills and industry mentorship cut recidivism and showing participants succeeding at real code.
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