Education

From prisoner to professor: Why criminal records shouldn't keep people out of college

The holding cells of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison are seen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana March 5, 2018. Picture taken March 5, 2018.    To match Special Report USA-JAILS/LOUISIANA       REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

In the United States, criminal records stop some applicants getting accepted into college. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Stanley Andrisse
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Howard University
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