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Female prisoners in Calif. prep for life outside with Autodesk degree

Monica Oliva is getting out of prison this month after 13 years and she’s got plans –plans that include a job, a life and a lot of time on the computer.

Oliva, 37, graduated last week with a coveted certificate in three computer-aided design programs, after a grueling eight-hour-a-day, six-month course she and 17 other women completed while incarcerated at Folsom State Prison Women’s Facility.

"You’re talking to the happiest person in the world," Oliva said as she used a computer in the training center to show off a house she designed using AutoCAD.

Elizabeth Weise, USATODAY

Full Story and Video: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/11/23/female-prisoners-calif-prep-life-outside-autodesk-degree/76112590/

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