Program Director
James "J.C." Cavitt
JC earned an Associate's Degree from Patten University through the Prison University Project at San Quentin . He graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Social Work at Cal State Long Beach. He is the recipient of the John Irwin Memorial Scholarship and the Epsilon Epsilon Scholarship. JC is committed to empowering those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. He is passionate about restorative justice, criminal justice reform, and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline.
Awards
JAMES “JC” CAVITT HONORABLE ACCOLADES
"CSUF's Project Rebound Graduates on the Path to Success," Orange County Register, May 23, 2019.
"Project Rebound Students at CSUF Share their Stories of Success," Orange County Register, January 30, 2019.
JAMES “JC” CAVITT ACCOLADES
LINK: https://youtu.be/Mbx8Be_s3Uw
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=38qbhIO5rFU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coreiq.com%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XYsYo0JBdVM&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coreiq.com%2F&feature=emb_imp_woyt
LINK: https://edsource.org/2022/from-prison-to-a-campus-home-csu-fullerton-welcomes-formerly-incarcerated-students/681233
LINK: https://www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/health/media-library/documents/healthy-living/community/strengthening-families/james-jc-cavitt
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLNN3_QmoRuINjIOBJBd2O8-97rTk6V5bL
LINK: https://www.inc.com/chris-redlitz/8-success-principles-that-helped-me-transition-fro.html
LINK: https://youtu.be/Q6GaphvU66A
LINK: https://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-justice/incarceration-rehabilitation
LINK: https://thelastmileradio.org/episode-13-james-cavitt/
LINK: https://cardozolawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2.-Bronsther.41.6.2.final_.pdf
LINK: https://www.mttamcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/James-J.C.-Cavitt.pdf
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO_KQaPrxi0
LINK: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/01/30/project-rebound-students-at-csuf-share-their-stories-of-success/
LINK: https://www.ocregister.com/csufs-project-rebound-helps-formerly-incarcerated-students-reinvent-their-lives/
LINK: https://cal.msu.edu/news/ph-d-candidate-recognized-for-research-on-health-disparities-among-immigrants/
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI1Ae35_mFM
LINK: https://sanquentinnews.com/mt-tam-college-announces-first-winners-of-mtc-alumni-scholarship-program/
LINK: https://www.sausd.us/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=1&PageID=1&ViewID=6446ee88-d30c-497e-9316-3f8874b3e108&FlexDataID=120954
LINK: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Man-Convicted-of-Murder-In-95-Brisbane-Slaying-2924717.php
LINK: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-Teen-Gets-25-to-Life-For-His-Role-in-Slaying-3015071.php
LINK: https://sanquentinnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sqn-edition-34-may-for-the-web-fixed.pdf
LINK: https://www.sanquentintrust.org/events
LINK: https://youtu.be/xqCC80qMkGk
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515v2PcwA_8
LINK: https://hechingerreport.org/revolutionary-housing-colleges-aim-to-support-a-growing-number-of-formerly-incarcerated-students/
LINK: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-a-typical-inmate_b_1315012
LINK: https://youtu.be/IrUpNFFDk48
LINK: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/college-housing-prison-project-rebound/
LINK: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6dviw-dc7732?utm_campaign=u_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=u_share
LINK: https://www.happify.com/hd/john-legend-and-reformed-inmate-show-power-of-forgiveness/
LINK: https://titanmag.fullerton.edu/spring-2020/boundless-opportunity/
LINK: https://traumainformedla.org/our-stories-matter-podcast/our-storytellers/james-jc-cavitt/
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlDntVCvug
LINK: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b5f9d4be7494070b92d76f3/t/620ed9cf13315b25a08dd180/1645140450128/2021+Annual+Report+-+Web+Version+%281%29.pdf
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbzYRBjQ3Lo
LINK: https://vimeo.com/543217418
LINK: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/visions-and/project-rebound-james-cavitt-U47niZ3gbYC/
LINK: https://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_3900/3924_lessons-from-san-quentin.html
LINK: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-Teen-Gets-25-to-Life-For-His-Role-in-Slaying-3015071.php