WAUPUN, Wis. (WMTV) – A first of its kind graduation took place Tuesday, not in an auditorium, or a gymnasium, but inside a prison.
A group of 20 inmates at the Waupun Correctional Institution made history. They graduated with a four-year bachelor’s degree.
This is the first time the Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (DOC) has sponsored this kind of inmate education program.
“It’s been an experience like no other,” 34-year-old August White said. White has been behind bars for the last 16 years.
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL: First-ever group of Wisconsin prisoners graduates with bachelor’s degrees