Inmates At California Prison Earn Bachelor's Degrees
October 7, 2021
More than 20 inmates at a state prison in Lancaster, California earned a bachelor's degree through an educational partnership with California State University, Los Angeles.
Credit: ABC News
Tuesday was the first ever Cal State graduation ceremony held inside a state prison.
"None of us thought this would be possible and we faced a lot of adversity in our lives and in here," inmate Aaron Benson told ABC 7. "I'm so proud of everybody."
23 prison inmates who turned away from a life of crime are now college graduates.
"It's upon me to get myself together and then go back to the community that I helped tear down, and help build that community up," inmate and graduate Jason Keaton said.
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