At Stateville maximum security prison, first group of prisoners earns college degrees from Northwestern: 'A place of second chances'

Before Sheila Bedi starts her law school class, the Northwestern University professor’s nearly 20 students make last-minute touch-ups to their final presentations. Some look over their notes, while others chat with their neighbors. The first group goes to the front of the room, painted purple and white with graduation photos on the walls. They discuss mass incarceration, from its ties to ...

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