Nelson: Rhodes takes the liberal arts to prison
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Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is contributing editor and columnist for The Daily Memphian, the political analyst for WMC-TV, and the Fulmer professor of political science at Rhodes College. His latest books are “Clinton's Elections: 1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of Governance" and “The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2018.”
The Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary isn't like the jewel-like campus near Overton Park. But for students in this program, it’s an oasis of a different sort.
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