Bowie State University is the first HBCU to offer Maryland inmates the opportunity to complete study courses. Since the initiative launched last January, seven men incarcerated at Jessup Correctional Institution have completed their first semester. They are studying to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology or an Entrepreneurship Certificate.

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