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Inmates graduate with diploma at detention center

(Agencies) Updated: 2012-06-27 07:58

Inmates graduate with diploma at detention center

Female inmates walk in for a high school graduation ceremony for inmates at the George Motchan Detention Center at New York City's Rikers Island correctional facility June 26, 2012. Two New York City agencies, the Department of Education and the Department of Correction share the responsibility of providing education to incarcerated men and women through the "East River Academy" on Rikers Island where inmates can earn their GED or High School diploma, and education staff assist in helping students to transition back to schools in the community upon their release.[Photo/Agencies]


Inmates graduate with diploma at detention center

Inmates stand to receive their GED (General Equivalency Diploma) at a high school graduation ceremony for inmates at the George Motchan Detention Center at New York City's Rikers Island correctional facility, June 26, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

 

 

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