Sean Pica on Earning His Degree in Prison

Thank you for sharing this powerful story. I love Sean's tender heart and the positive results as he serves through Hudson Link to give others a second chance. This is reflective of Our Father's Heart.

Wow.

I know I have known in my own life and mind that access to education is a key to learning how to live instead of just survive, to give a person some hope in a hopeless mess.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and all of the great work you and your colleagues are doing. I really hope that this will become the standard practice for all people who are incarcerated in the (near!) future.

A truly inspiring story. I've heard it before but this is the first time I've heard it from Sean himself. As an individual who recently got out of prison and is currently receiving services through Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, I can personally attest to the dedication and stalwart support that Sean and his staff at Hudson Link provide to the people they work with. It is not easy coming home and starting all over again, especially if you have been away for a long time. Hudson Link provides the added support that could mean the difference between living a productive and happy life or returning to prison. As "Zero Percent" boasts, no one who has received an education through Hudson Link has returned to prison. Given the current recidivism rates, that is a pretty impressive statistic. Perhaps a follow-up interview could be had with some of Hudson Link's service recipients to show how they are doing and how they are making a difference in their community. I would be interested to hear more than just Sean's pesonal story. The vision of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison is bigger than Sean Pica (although figuratively, he is a pretty tremendous guy in my book).