Rikers Inmates Learn How To Code Without Internet Access

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By SoulskillNov 30, 2015, 11:53 am133 pts
An anonymous reader sends the story of another prison where inmates are learning the basics of programming, despite having no access to the vast educational resources on the internet. Instructors from Columbia University have held a lengthy class at New York's Rikers Island prison to teach the basics of Python.…

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