Outside of just keeping a prisoner’s mind occupied, Lennon argues that making college courses available could also change the way that some inmates view the world. It certainly changed his.
“I came into prison looking up to gangsters, now I look up to scholars and intellectuals like Doran Larson, Tim Golden, Bill Keller, Nicholas Kristof, all these Pulitzer-winning journalists,” Lennon wrote. “Education has changed the lens through which I view the world, I don’t look up to gangsters anymore. I think it’s a disgusting lifestyle.”
Offering more college courses in prison might not be a bad to add to the rehabilitation process.
Inmate Advocates For More Education In Prisons was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
