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Cornell Courses in Prison Bring ‘Paradigm Shift’ to Incarceration For Lucas Whaley
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During his 25 years in prison, Lucas Whaley found renewed purpose as a student, earning 247 credits and a degree through the Cornell Prison Education Program.
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Student Groups Call for Release of Imprisoned Qatari Poet in Letter
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Ajami received a 15-year sentence in February of 2013 after he was tried for unknown charges. He had previously been arrested for writing poems insulting the then-ruling Emir of Qatar and supporting the Tunisian revolution that began the Arab Spring, according to the letter.