Prisoners receive college degrees at graduation ceremony inside a Michigan prison

Prisoners earn Calvin degrees behind bars

By Cory Morse

May. 09, 2022

Scenes from the Calvin Prison Initiative commencement at the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia on Monday, May 9, 2022. Prisoners earned degrees from Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary through the Calvin Prison Initiative. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)

Scenes before the Calvin Prison Initiative commencement at the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia on Monday, May 9, 2022. Prisoners earned degrees from Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary through the Calvin Prison Initiative. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)

Scenes before the Calvin Prison Initiative commencement at the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia on Monday, May 9, 2022. Prisoners earned degrees from Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary through the Calvin Prison Initiative. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)

Calvin faculty prepare for the Calvin Prison Initiative commencement at the Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia on Monday, May 9, 2022. Prisoners earned degrees from Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary through the Calvin Prison Initiative. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)