Peter Merts, photographer

These images are of Open House events on two yards, showcasing the VISTA (Valuing Incarcerated Scholars Through Academia) program run by San Diego State University at Centinela State Prison (CEN); this is a two-year Bachelor of Arts completion degree. Current VISTA students created posters featuring their research studies, and are showing them to men who are interested in joining this program. The existing students also joined a panel discussion, during which they fielded questions about their experiences in the program.

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