Photos showing how a basketball coaching program has provided self confidence for incarcerated men
Daniel Lopez performs a basketball drill with other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The UK-based Twinning Project is partnering with the Golden State Warriors in a program to teach incarcerated men at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, California, how to coach basketball. The program has provided a purpose and self confidence for these men, some of whom are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Twinning Project cohort 2 participants gather before performing basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Twinning Project cohort 2 participants gather before performing basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy directory Ben Clarfield, middle, speaks to Twinning Project cohort 2 participants during the project’s collaboration with the Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy directory Ben Clarfield, middle, speaks to Twinning Project cohort 2 participants during the project’s collaboration with the Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Mental skills coach Graham Betchart, left, laughs with former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli before Twinning Project cohort 2 participants graduated during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Mental skills coach Graham Betchart, left, laughs with former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli before Twinning Project cohort 2 participants graduated during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ray Woodfork, a graduate of Twinning Project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s cohort 1, middle, performs a rap song in front of cohort 2 participants and Warriors Basketball Academy members at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ray Woodfork, a graduate of Twinning Project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s cohort 1, middle, performs a rap song in front of cohort 2 participants and Warriors Basketball Academy members at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Anthony Silva, middle left, practices with Viet Kim Le as they and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Anthony Silva, middle left, practices with Viet Kim Le as they and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jonah Dillingham performs basketball drills with other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jonah Dillingham performs basketball drills with other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Barry Monroe, left, guards former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli as Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Barry Monroe, left, guards former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli as Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform drills during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Viet Kim Le, foreground, smiles after making a basket as he and other Twinning Project cohort 2 perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Viet Kim Le, foreground, smiles after making a basket as he and other Twinning Project cohort 2 perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli, top right, celebrates with coaches and Twinning Project cohort 2 graduates during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Former NBA basketball player Festus Ezeli, top right, celebrates with coaches and Twinning Project cohort 2 graduates during the project’s collaboration with the Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ray Woodfork, a graduate of Twinning Project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s cohort 1, shoots a basket at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Ray Woodfork, a graduate of Twinning Project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s cohort 1, shoots a basket at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Hilton Freund, of the Twinning Project, middle, and Jeff Addiego, of the Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy, watch as Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Hilton Freund, of the Twinning Project, middle, and Jeff Addiego, of the Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy, watch as Twinning Project cohort 2 participants perform basketball drills during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Michael San Agustin, middle, and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants applaud speakers during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Michael San Agustin, middle, and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants applaud speakers during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Haley Cremen, Program Coordinator of the Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy, right, hugs Jay Cornish as he and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants graduate during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Haley Cremen, Program Coordinator of the Golden State Warriors Basketball Academy, right, hugs Jay Cornish as he and other Twinning Project cohort 2 participants graduate during the project’s collaboration with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Solano State Prison in Vacaville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)