http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/college-ivy-sprouts-at-a-connecticut-prison/
Do these prisoners have the right to a prestigious college education? Between them they have to serve 600 years in prison. If some of these prisoners are serving life sentences is it even worth them taking this course? Every Wednesday regular students come and take part of the discussion with these inmates, how would you feel if you had a class with murders, drug dealers, and kidnappers? Would their viewpoints be different than yours? Are these people all thugs that shouldn’t be listened too, or could they raise valid points in a intellectual discussion?
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There are so many people that are in jail for things they didn't even do. Even for people that did deserve to be there, they deserve another chance at life. It is possible for people to change. Maybe they can only get the education but only be able to do anything inside of the jail. It is worth taking the course for people that are serving a life sentence because they need to live their life even if it is inside a jail. Their view points would definetly be different than mine being that I never comitted a crime. I think that you should definetly listen to people like these because they could teach youi life lessons.
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