BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 5 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:
Second Chance inspires new priorities
This post was written by Ayanna Roberts, B.A. '24, M.A. in Integrated Design student.
For Diarra "Dee" Scott, providing for his family wasn't a goal, it was a responsibility.
Somewhere along the way, though, survival took priority over everything else, and
his path
eventually led him to incarceration. He served six years in Jessup Correctional Institute
(JCI).
While on the tier, Dee met a group of men enrolled in The University of Baltimore's
Second Chance College Program. Watching them work toward something greater sparked something in him. He figured
he would give it a try.
"I had no idea I would have a j...