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Goodwill Excel Center expanding to Shelby County Corrections Center

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 01, 2025 10:00 AM CT | Published: June 01, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Hundreds of people incarcerated at the Shelby County Corrections Center will soon have the chance to earn their high school diplomas while in prison.

The Goodwill Excel Center, which offers high school classes to adults in Memphis, has plans to expand its diploma and workforce credential program into the prison facility at 1045 Mullins Station Road in January. 

“The beauty of using Excel Center inside an institution is … (the people incarcerated) now have time to solely focus on themselves,” said DeAndre Brown, executive director of the Shelby County Office of Reentry.

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Laura Testino

Laura Testino

Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter who writes about how public policy shapes Memphis. She is currently reporting from Frayser about education and housing. Please write her with your suggestions and story tips.


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