Milan Area Schools has the unique distinction of being the only high school in a federal prison helping inmates earn a full high school diploma.
In describing the program to the Milan Area Schools (MAS) Board of Education, Carrie Mink, the school district’s program coordinator for the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Milan, noted a visit last year to the community by a group from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Mink said they were impressed with the program and how it’s helping people re-enter society with helpful skills.
After the visit, the Bureau of Prisons posted a message about it. They said Milan’s program is unique to the Bureau of Prisons as it is the only high school in a federal prison in the U.S…