Mountain City, Tenn. – Seventeen inmates at the Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) graduated with an associate’s degree in general studies on Thursday night. Thursday’s commencement ceremony marked the second and largest cohort of NECX inmates to earn their associate’s degree from Northeast State Community College. Facility leadership, education staff, and representatives from Northeast State attended the event to recognize the graduates for their achievement. “By providing offenders with educational opportunities like this, we’re giving them the tools they need to build successful lives once they are released,” said NECX Warden Brian Eller. “By making rehabilitation our focus, we’re making our communities…
