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| Education Important In Prisons |
| By deseretnews.com |
| Published: 02/07/2011 |
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DRAPER — For most of his life, Jody Emery has lacked direction. At 15, he set himself — and his parent's house — on fire while high on methamphetamine. At 16, he impregnated his girlfriend and dropped out of high school. At 26, he got high, fell asleep in a Dee's parking lot and woke up face to face with his first felony drug conviction. He got out of prison at 27, went back to drugs at 28 and ended up back in court two weeks later. These days, though, his life is pretty predictable. He spends his mornings at school. He spends his afternoons doing genealogy. He spends his evening curled up with a science fiction novel. "Not much else to do in prison," he says with a shrug. "I just study." In three weeks, Emery, 30, will leave the Utah State Prison with a high school diploma and certifications from Davis Applied Technology College in business technology, automotive technology and Machine Tool Technology. Read More. |
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