In fact, he even played on the tennis team, which ranked fifth place that year. I want to teach them to stay away from doing things that will get them in trouble, like alcohol and drugs.”Īnother degree recipient, Jeffrey Murray, 32, who was sentenced for his failure to register as a sex offender, said he started taking classes at CCRI in 1997 before he was incarcerated. “I want to give back to the youth because I came in as a kid. “I’m the only person in my family that graduated college,” he said following the ceremony. He said he is proud he earned his diploma and hopes to pursue a career as a youth counselor when released in May of 2013. On Thursday, Bradley Kryla, 35, who was sentenced for Murder I, received his Associate’s Degree. While family and friends of the graduating inmates were not permitted, more than 165 inmates attended each of the celebrations and also received awards.įive additional ceremonies spanned from June 7 to the 15, as the Education Unit presented more than 1,000 inmates in six facilities with certificates for GED, ABE, ESL, arts programs, or vocational training.įurther, more than 400 inmates completed CCRI classes ranging from 10-hour certificate classes to academic credit courses during the past academic year. Moran Medium Security Facility, RIDOC’s largest sentenced male facility. The recognition ceremony was one of two graduations held last week in the cafeteria of the John J. During a celebration Thursday morning at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) in Cranston, seven male inmates wore caps and gowns as they received their Associate Degrees in General Studies from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).
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