A Michigan prison inmate in the automotive technology program works on a car engine. (Michigan Department of Corrections)

Heidi Washington, the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. (Michigan Department of Corrections)

A Michigan prison inmate in the automotive technology program works on a car engine. (Michigan Department of Corrections)

LANSING – Education opportunities have expanded in Michigan’s 26 prisons.

“Michigan leads the nation in the number of postsecondary education programs that we offer in prison,” said Heidi Washington, the director of the Department of Corrections.

In addition to helping prisoners earn high school diplomas, the department partners with post-secondary education institutions to offer licenses and certifications in various trades, along with

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