From Life without Parole to Strategist with Washington State Office of Public Defense
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I am Kimonti Carter, a 2nd Chances at Work Ambassador, Community Activist, and the Founder of Taking Education and Creating History (T.E.A.C.H.), a prisoner self-education program supported by APDS. At the age of 18, I was sentenced to life without parole and spent 25 years and three months of my life in a federal prison. […]
APDS Wins 2023 D2L Excellence Award for Innovative Education Programs
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The ed-tech company APDS has been awarded for its work addressing educational barriers faced by incarcerated individuals. New York, NY – Wednesday, July 12, 2023 – On July 13th, tomorrow, APDS will receive the D2L 2023 Excellence Award at the 2023 Fusion Conference in Anaheim. D2L, a global learning technology company, each year honors innovative […]