Oklahoma inmates earn degrees through nation’s first prison divinity program

SHAWNEE, Okla. -Graduation season has arrived, but one recent commencement in Oklahoma marked a groundbreaking milestone for higher education and rehabilitation behind bars.Through a partnership between Oklahoma Baptist University and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, more than two dozen incarcerated men earned their Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies. It’s the first four-year, in-prison divinity... Read More.