A program at Saint Louis University works to provide Missouri inmates and prison staff with the chance to earn a degree.
Scott, a Kansas City area native who did not want to provide his last name to protect his family, is currently going through the educational program at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.
He says it has changed his outlook on a variety of topics and caused him to constantly want to acquire new knowledge.
"It makes a person think on different levels," Scott told KCUR. "A lot of people prior to education have a selfish (mindset). Going through all of these classes, it makes you step outside of yourself and look at the broader picture of humanity."
- Mary Riesing, interim director of the Prison Education Program at Saint Louis University
- Scott, student inmate
