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    Commentary: Great stories about self-transformation in prison distract from greater truths

    by Michael Simmons, Chicago Tribune Jun 13, 2024 3 minutes
    Benard McKinley, a recent graduate of the Northwestern Prison Education Program at Stateville Correctional Facility, is the first incarcerated person in Illinois to take the LSAT.

    Sometimes, seeing one truth can distract from seeing greater and more painful truths. Recently, I saw a great story on “Good Morning America” that brought home this uncomfortable realization.

    The , a young man who turned his life around during his 23 years in prison, who was convicted of a gang-related murder that happened when he was 16 years old. The premise of this segment was that Benard allowed his “incarceration to be a time of (his) self-transformation,” and this great story highlighted his academic journey through Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program

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