In this class, prisoners and Georgetown students grapple with difficult lessons

The Washington Post: In this class of 31, the students share a hunger for learning, a nimble sense of humor, a desire to fix the problems of the world. About half the classmates are convicted felons: murderers or would-be murderers, all black but one, and nearly all serving the equivalent of life sentences. The other half are mostly white women from Georgetown University, where their lives are just beginning.

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