Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Changing Landscape The Prison BA Graduation Initiative (PGI) The Students Hope, Transformation, and the Ripple Effect Chapter 1: Samual Nathaniel Brown Early Years College The Crime LWOP Turning Point Lancaster--A College Man Transformation The Future Chapter 2: Allen Dean Burnett II Childhood Home Life An Emancipated Minor Crime LWOP Turning Points Education The Future Chapter 3: Billy G. Early Years Crime Change Survival The 10-Year Wall Lancaster The Impact of College in Prison The Future is Now Chapter 4: J.H. Early Childhood Crime College Home Chapter 5: Jason Keaton Early Years Crime Prison Turning Point Transformation Bachelor's Degree Planning for the Future A College Graduate Chapter 6: Thaisan Nguon Early Years Gang Life Crime Prison Honor Yard Home The Future Chapter 7: Tin Tri Nguyen Early Years Adolescence and the Teen Years Crime The Journey to a BA Degree Transformation Challenges Coming Home The Ripple Effect The Future Chapter 8: Charlie Praphatananda Early Years LWOP Transformation The BA and Transformation Commutation The Future Chapter 9: Risala Rose-Aminifu Early Years The Crime Prison Hope The Road to College The Change The Sky's the Limit Chapter 10: Jeff Stein Early School Years High School Adulthood The Crime Prison: Hope Lost Transformation Transformation and Hope Graduate Chapter 11: Thomas Franklin Wheelock Early Education Teen Years The Crime Life Without Possibility of Parole A Small Change Within The Power of the Bachelor's Degree The Classroom A Free and Educated Man Chapter 12: Daniel Whitlow Early Education Crime Prison Golden Eagles Transformation Commutation Dreams for the Future Chapter 13: Chay Dara Yin Early Years Crime Prison Turning Point/Education The Ripple Effect of a Free College Graduate The Future Chapter 14: Reflections Today Glossary Suggested Reading Bibliography Index About the Author.