LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Over 250 Michiganders have graduated from college or a post-secondary school while behind bars this year.

It’s the most inmates graduating in one year.

On Thursday, Sept. 18, the Michigan Department of Corrections held its largest graduation ceremony to date.

The event was at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti, with 70 women graduating with associates or bachelor’s degrees from Jackson College and Eastern Michigan University.

The ceremonies allow graduates to invite loved ones to the facility and celebrate their accomplishments.

“Michigan is a trailblazer in expanding post-secondary opportunities for those in our custody.’ said MDOC Director Heidi E. Washington. “We are proud of the incredible growth over the last decade, with over 1,300 st

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