Hey, Bucket Listers! As we approach Thanksgiving, we are grateful to neighbors like you who support community journalism and inspire our work. We also appreciate the Rose Community Foundation, which awarded us a $1500 grant this week to help cover expenses associated with our live election coverage. As the giving season approaches, we would like to thank everyone who has contributed so that we can continue to do this work and mentor aspiring journalists. As our publisher, Vicky Collins, shares this week, together we’re having a tremendous impact.

Our team reporting live from Met Media on Auraria Campus. Photo by Toni Tresca.

After being incarcerated, it may appear that there are no options available to help you once you are released. Adams State University’s Prison Education Program at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility offers inmates the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s degrees. Cassis Tingley’s story for us focuses on how the experience is changing lives, as told by two inmates at the facility and experts who are intimately familiar with the program.

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Toni Tresca is the editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to Denver Westword and Estes Valley Voice, and the host of the OnStage Colorado Podcast.