A prison program is providing inmates with a business education that will help them get a fresh start.
Some inmates at the Cleveland Correctional Facility in Texas participate in MBA-level coursework, including learning how to write business plans and develop pitches as part of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP). The initiative, which aims to give participants tools they can apply to a professional career, works to curb recidivism rates by reforming behavior.
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“With that big ‘X’ on their backs,” Smith told the Houston Chronicle, “these men have been through so much that they have developed a remarkable degree of resilience.”
