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A first-of-its-kind program where inmates learn coding at San Quentin State Prison.

Text-Dependent Questions 1. What are some services to which U.S. prisoners generally enjoy access? 2. Is the U.S. prison system generally more regulated and safer than other prison systems around the world? 3. How does a stable government affect a country’s prison system? Research Projects 1. Detail what the average day for the average American prisoner looks like. 2. Pick a time period in U.S. history (e.g., the 1920s, colonial America) and research what life in an American prison was like at that time.

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Prison Conditions Around the World