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Former inmate-turned-chef returns to jail to teach others his craft

It took him a decade, but former inmate Colin Bramlett Sr. has returned to Brown Creek Correctional Facility. But this time, he’s not there as a resident. Bramlett regularly returns to the correctional center in Polkton, North Carolina, to teach the culinary skills he learned behind bars – skills that helped him leave prison with

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When GEDs mean failure for prisoners

Last year when changes to the GED programs were first announced, analysts predicted it would have a serious impact on the ability of prisoners to acquire their certificates.  A year later, those predictions have proven accurate. Prison GED success rates have dropped dramatically, in some places up to 82%  since the system switched over. To begin, the content

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