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After switch to online tests, Denver jail again offers GED to inmates
By denverpost.com- Noelle Phillips
Published: 05/20/2016

Levi Duran acknowledges the mistakes he has made and figures he might as well put the 7½ months he will spend behind bars to good use.

Duran, 51, is earning a GED while staying at the Denver County Jail on Smith Road.

"To have the Denver County Jail offer these programs, it makes it easier to get on with life," Duran said. "I am leaving with a better view on life and getting back into society."

A few months ago, the chance to earn a GED would not have been possible for Duran because of changes in how the tests were administered across the country. The Denver Sheriff Department stopped offering GED testing in 2014 after Pearson Vue, the company that manges the tests, required it to be taken online only.

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