A senior software engineer for Turso, Thorpe is part of an experimental program in the Maine state prison system that allows incarcerated people to work remote jobs from custody.

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Preston Thorpe works as a senior software engineer at database company Turso while serving his 11th year in prison for drug-related crimes. He's part of an experimental Maine prison program allowing incarcerated people to work remote jobs. After contributing to Turso's open-source project for six months, CEO Glauber Costa hired him despite knowing his situation. The program has shown remarkable success in rehabilitation, with Maine's recidivism rate at 21-23% compared to 60% in many states, and college attendees returning at only 0.05%. About 30 inmates now work remotely from the Earned Living Unit, surrendering 10% of their pay to the state. Thorpe transformed his life through education and programming, earning a degree from University of Maine and finding purpose through his technical career.

Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Fransisco startup. He’s also serving his eleventh year in prison.

Leaving the best part of the article over here,
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“When you treat people like people, they become the best version of themselves”
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This is so dope! Keep up the good work fellow! :)

This man is truely an inspiration

Better to manage people’s time in incarceration this way. Make them productive and become a benefit to society. Very inspiring.

Wow! This sounds amazing. This ought to be more normal!