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.
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.
Video Presentations & Appearances
TED Talks & Educational Events
- TED Talk with John Legend & James "JC" Cavitt
- TEDx San Quentin
- Formerly Incarcerated TEDx (Playlist)
- CSU Faculty Innovation and Teaching Award (2017)
- Santa Ana Unified School District Empowerment Conference at CSUF
The Last Mile & San Quentin Programs
Motivational & Educational Content
- Post Traumatic Thriving
- CORE IQ: How to Get Yourself Unstuck
- CORE IQ: QTIP
- UnCommon Hero
- UCL Fight For Freedom
- News Nation Morning in America
Podcasts & Audio
Articles & Publications
News & Media Coverage
- Ed Source - From prison to a campus home: CSU Fullerton welcomes formerly incarcerated students
- Orange County Register - Project Rebound students at CSUF share their stories of success
- Orange County Register - CSUF's Project Rebound helps formerly incarcerated students reinvent their lives
- San Quentin News - Mt. Tam College announces first winners of MTC Alumni Scholarship Program
- The Nation Magazine - College Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Students
- The Hechinger Report - Revolutionary housing: Colleges aim to support a growing number of formerly incarcerated students
- LAP Progressive - Incarceration Rehabilitation
- TITAN MAG: Boundless Opportunity
- The Upside - John Legend and Reformed Inmate Show Power of Forgiveness
- AskMen.com - Lessons from San Quentin
- The Huff Post - What Is A Typical Inmate
Academic & Research
- LONG-TERM INCARCERATION AND THE MORAL LIMITS OF PUNISHMENT (PDF)
- Ph.D. Candidate Recognized for Research on Health Disparities Among Immigrants
Case History
- SF Gate - Man Convicted of Murder In '95 Brisbane Slaying
- SF Gate - S.F. Teen Gets 25 to Life For His Role in Slaying
PDF Resources
- Mount Tamalpais College - James J.C. Cavitt (PDF)
- Fundamentals of Fatherhood - Long Beach
- SQ NEWS: MC Hammer (PDF)
- UCL Newsletter (PDF)