Graduation season is in full swing, including at the San Francisco County Jail. A handful of justice-involved individuals received their high school diplomas Wednesday, a moment Daniel Mojica-Franco has only dreamed of for two decades.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Graduation season is in full swing, including at the San Francisco County Jail.
It was an emotional experience for Mojica-Franco, who is proudly graduating at the age of 45. But the circumstances for him are unexpected. The graduates were among 4,000 incarcerated people who have secured their high school diploma over the last 20 years through a statewide charter school program called Five Keys. It was started by the San Francisco County Sheriff's Office in 2003.
"We have some proof now that our hard work can pay off," he told his fellow graduates and a crowd of several dozen."And even through adverse circumstances we can challenge ourselves and come out on top."
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