Man receives college degree in prison

In the fall, Benard McKinley will join the class of 2027 at the Northwestern School of Law.
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[@oabd19]

This is a reformed man. His prison sentence needs to be reduced

[@dannyferrary666]

Nah

[@academicrow]

❤

[@sneat2028]

His sentence was reduced, he is free now.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Car Google Drive

[@steelycubsfan3460]

This man is a role model for every incarcerated person who's willing to make a change for the better.

[@majorgamer4610]

If he passes law school than he deserves a pardon

[@aaronaustrie]

Very good!

[@charlessantee8329]

Congratulations to your academic achievement, and aspiration to becoming an attorney plus changing your life around I wish you the best.

[@bgddogdflgd3013]

Anyone can change your their ✨ Congrats young man and best wishes in your future 🎊👏🙏

[@donnah5378]

Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉👨🏿‍🎓👏🏾👏🏾

[@anisafaruqi9330]

Prisons may or may not have accessibility services. Which unfortunately is also true for cities.

[@paw-za-tivepooch4508]

That is a good accomplishment

[@Idgaf0rk]

I don’t wanna sound like a hater god obviously had a bigger plan for him, but I just want to know what I gotta do to get a masters out here in these streets?

[@academicrow]

Apply lol

[@lisabarnes4381]

I didn’t think criminals could go to law school.

[@academicrow]

No such thing as a criminal. That’s like identifying you as a confused

[@gab4690]

On tax payers money.

[@alphaomega5909]

In Grand Rapids Michigan ,,CALVIN COLLEGE UNIVERSITY does this. FOR FREE at Ionia prison. Calvin is a Conservative Dutch Reformed Evangelical Private College . Many Conservative Private Universities do this FREE.

[@academicrow]

Yeah it’s a shame we spend so much of our tax dollars to feed folks to the carceral setting vs providing them with equitable access to education. I’m voting this year!

[@tarawhite4419]

Irony of ironies

[@AwesomeBabyBoomer]

So what you're saying is essentially that taxpayers paid for his education while he was doing time for committing a crime. Why did it take prison for him to do that? And why should we the taxpayer be paying for his education while he's doing time for his crime?

[@academicrow]

Good comment. As tax payers we’ve been funding policy’s that encouraged this man’s path to incarceration. It is only in the carceral setting where we make money providing him with an education lol

[@druler65]

why are my tax dollars used to fund his ability to get a degree?

[@academicrow]

Why are my tax dollars spent incarcerating kids instead of providing them with equity in our community. Such a waste of my money.

[@freeworld2275]

Ask Congress

[@druler65]

@@academicrow i would rather they get disciplined in jail that they didn't get in real life