It took one man 18 years and a hunger strike to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons

It took one man 18 years and a hunger strike to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons

Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was 32 when he finally completed his high school education.The nearly two decades in between tell a story of bureaucratic barriers, arbitrary rules, and one man's refusal to give up earning his education.It’s not unusual for people locked up in the Illinois Department of Corrections to wait years to get into programming, such as GED or college classes. That’s especially true for p…

It took one man 18 years and a hunger strike to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons – Usa news

Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was 32 when he finally completed his high school education. The nearly two decades in between tell a story of bureaucratic barriers, arbitrary rules, and one man’s refusal to give up earning his education. It’s not unusual for people locked up in the Illinois Department of Corrections to wait years to get into programming, such as GED or college classes. That’s especially true for…