Determined prisoner obtains 1st degree and 2 master’s while serving a 16-year jail sentence

Determined prisoner obtains 1st degree and 2 master’s while serving a 16-year jail sentence

Prison sentences are mostly considered to be a waste of the convicts’ lives but an ex-convict achievement during his 16-year jail term has made nonsense of that perception.
   
   
   
       
       
           
               
                   

Prison sentences are mostly considered to be a waste of the convicts’ lives but an ex-convict achievement during his 16-year jail term has made nonsense of that perception.

               
           
               
                   

Just as it is said that a prison is a place of transformation, Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski, now a lecturer, took advantage of his incarceration to earn his undergraduate degree and two master’s degrees.

               
           
               
                   

Reports say without any qualification, he managed to defy the odds and studied to earn a degree from The Open University and two master’s from Oxford Brooks, both in the UK.

               
           
               
                   

Stephen was serving the jail sentence for the importation of class A drugs.

               
           
               
                   

He started studying for his BSc in Social Science with The Open University while in prison.

               
           
               
                   

50.open.ac.uk reports that Stephen defines his decision to pursue a degree as a ''seminal moment in his life''.

               
           
               
                   

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Stephen is now studying for his Ph.D. in criminology while working part-time as the regional manager for The Open University’s Students.

               
           
               
                   

His amazing story has made waves across the world and inspired many people.

               
           
               
                   

                 

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Source: Determined prisoner obtains 1st degree and 2 master’s while serving a 16-year jail sentence

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