GED Program At Jail Gives Inmates Hope, And My Client Is One Of Them.
GED program at jail gives inmates hope
Some people simply take the wrong paths in their lives and as a result end up paying for their mistakes by being incarcerated, but this shouldn’t keep some of them from getting back on the right path and continuing their education from behind bars.
Some inmates at the Warren County Regional Jail are showing initiative by completing their GED program while incarcerated in the hope that they can put their diplomas to use once they are released back into society.
On Tuesday, 26 inmates at the jail received their general equivalency degree. The inmates, dressed in blue gowns and caps with gold tassels, received their diplomas in a ceremony at a modestly furnished jail library for those who completed their GED program. Eleven inmates were on hand to receive their diplomas - the other 15 have either been released or transferred to other facilities.
The experience of receiving their GED certificates had to be a very uplifting experience for these inmates, especially given their circumstances.
It should provide a greater hope of a second chance of life without crime once they are released from the jail.
Having a GED will also increase their chances of getting a job once they are back on the streets.
The inmates at the jail are fortunate to have this program and should be commended for doing something positive with their time.
Lyndell Graven, an education instructor from Bowing Green Technical College, said he estimated that about 90 to 95 percent of those who begin the GED program at the jail stay with it through graduation.
Some of the inmates said at their graduation ceremony that receiving their GED certificate gives them hope and they are glad they completed the program.
We are too, and we wish them luck. This program has given them an extra advantage to lead productive lives once they are released.
Some people simply take the wrong paths in their lives and as a result end up paying for their mistakes by being incarcerated, but this shouldn’t keep some of them from getting back on the right path and continuing their education from behind bars.
Some inmates at the Warren County Regional Jail are showing initiative by completing their GED program while incarcerated in the hope that they can put their diplomas to use once they are released back into society.
On Tuesday, 26 inmates at the jail received their general equivalency degree. The inmates, dressed in blue gowns and caps with gold tassels, received their diplomas in a ceremony at a modestly furnished jail library for those who completed their GED program. Eleven inmates were on hand to receive their diplomas - the other 15 have either been released or transferred to other facilities.
The experience of receiving their GED certificates had to be a very uplifting experience for these inmates, especially given their circumstances.
It should provide a greater hope of a second chance of life without crime once they are released from the jail.
Having a GED will also increase their chances of getting a job once they are back on the streets.
The inmates at the jail are fortunate to have this program and should be commended for doing something positive with their time.
Lyndell Graven, an education instructor from Bowing Green Technical College, said he estimated that about 90 to 95 percent of those who begin the GED program at the jail stay with it through graduation.
Some of the inmates said at their graduation ceremony that receiving their GED certificate gives them hope and they are glad they completed the program.
We are too, and we wish them luck. This program has given them an extra advantage to lead productive lives once they are released.
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