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Inmates work toward educations

NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — The schoolroom is mostly quiet except for the click clack of computer keyboards.

One student spreads out papers on his desk. He wrenches up his sleeves as if winding up his mind in preparation for his task. A scroll of green tattoos snakes up his arm and disappears under his orange jumpsuit.

The walls are bare except for a few bookcases with tattered copies of religious...

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