AdvertisementEarning A 2-Year Degree While Serving A 6-Year SentenceJuly 07, 2017Lydia EmmanouilidoufacebookEmailWaymann Washington, a 59-year-old prisoner at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, was sentenced in 2012 for drug trafficking and is currently earning an associates degree paid for through a federal Pell grant. (Dustin Franz for NPR)