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When You're Starting Over While Others Are Starting Out

I got my GED in prison and now I'm in community college but I feel like an alien sitting next to these kids who've never had their life fall apart.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational redemption highlights the profound distance traveled and the isolation of that journey.

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“Where Are You with Reentry & Second Chances?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.