Prisoners & coding: Way to a better life?

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San Quentin state prison in California has begun a ground-breaking programme to teach prisoners how to code. 18 inmates have been selected to take part in a six month course which teaches them essential web coding languages and aims to make them more employable when they leave prison.
The BBC's North America Technology Correspondent Richard Taylor reports.

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