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Published May 13th, 2026, 06:47 pm

Twenty-five incarcerated men at Macomb Correctional Facility are working toward a Wayne State degree. Jonathan Roden — a Wayne State graduate who served 23 years in Michigan prisons — helps run the program. Host Robyn Vincent asks him how education changes a person when they're behind bars. 

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Can a college degree change who walks out of prison?

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