E658: #AskJason at The Last Mile tech accelerator & training program at San Quentin State Prison
About this episode
Today Jason is at San Quentin State Prison talking to prisoners participating in The Last Mile (TLM), a tech accelerator & training program to help prepare incarcerated individuals for successful reentry. Jason gives candid feedback on the products they've developed in their studies here. We see demos of Jason Jones' GPA (Getting Parents Attention) that monitors and incentivizes good grades for student athletes, "Big Az" Ford's f8, a connected fire prevention system, and Chris Schuhmacher's Fitness Monkey, a platform to help users recover from addiction through health and fitness. Jason also a…