Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons

Juan Hernandez was just a teenager when he went away to prison. He was in his 30s before he earned his high school diploma. To get there, he had to fight through wait lists, denials and administrative barriers. And he’s not the only one. In Illinois, thousands of men and women have been unable to access education in prison because of the length of their sentence. Reporter Charlotte West from Open Campus brings you Juan’s story. HOST: LARA

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