Female inmates earn certificates and degrees at Women's Reentry Center Through use of Second Chance Pell Grants, students are able to focus on their studies in psychology, behavioral health, mental health. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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BRINGS US THE STORY OF TRIUMPH THROUGH EDUCATION FROM WINDHAM'S REENTRY FACILITY FOR WOMEN. BALLOONS? CAPS AND GOWNS POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE 10:45:59 NAT HONORING THESE WOMEN AND THEIR HARD WORK ALL THE MAKINGS OF A GRADUATION IN WINDHAM. THE GRADUATES: 7 INCARCERATED WOMEN AT SOUTHERN MAINE'S REENTRY CENTER. 11:29:46 TRACY FLEISCHER IT'S A BOOST OF SELF CONFIDENCE THAT YOU CAN STILL CONTINUE TO PERSEVERE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD IT'S BEEN A TWELVE YEAR JOURNEY FOR TRACY FLEISCHER WHO WAS JUST ONE CLASS SHY OF HER DEGREE BEFORE BEING INCARCERATED. TODAY SH HOLDS IN HER HAND A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FORT KENT. 11:30:13 OUR CRIMES DON'T DEFINE US WE ARE ALL MORE THAN THAT MISHAP IN THE ROAD MANY OF THESE WOMEN ARE MOTHERS... 11:29:29 YEAH I LOVE MOM! WHO LOOK AT THESE DEGREES AS A SECOND CHANCE NOT JUST FOR THEM BUT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. BRIDGE THE COMMISSIONER FOR MAINE'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS CEREMONY LIKE TODAY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR MEN AND WOMEN NOT REPEATING COMING BACK TO PRISON 10:37:24 RANDALL LIBERTY THIS IS AL ABOUT REDEMPTION I BELIEVE PEOPLE CAN BE BORN AGAIN AND REINVENTED AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT THROUGH EDUCATIO COMMISSIONER LIBERTY SAYS THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED THROUGH SECOND CHANCE PELL GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AUGUSTA AND SACO, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE AND WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SARAH BERTHIAUME 11:24:55 THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO HAVE A MARKETABLE SKILL WHEN I LEAVE AND GET INTO PROFESSION WITH A GOOD WAGE AND START UP THE LADDER WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER DEGREE, CERTIFICATE OR A NEW JOB IN THEIR COMMUNITY MANY OF THESE GRADUATES SA

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