At Cal State LA’s newest college campus in Chino, incarcerated men find a second chance

At Cal State LA’s newest college campus in Chino, incarcerated men find a second chance

Surrounded by security, barbed wire and watchtowers in the distance, an unassuming building at the California Institution for Men (CIM), a state prison in Chino, promises incarcerated men an opportunity at a diploma — and a second chance at life. It’s here, in brand new classrooms and refurbished tutoring spaces, where 66 men will join the first cohort of students at Cal State L.A.’s newest learning campus for incarcerated men, located within th…