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Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison becomes the first accredited junior college in the country behind bars.

Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison becomes the first accredited junior college in the country behind bars.

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism.

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California's death row, students at one of the country's most unique colleges discuss the 9/

Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison is the first accredited junior college in the country based behind bars

At Mount Tamalpais College in California, the campus is like no other junior college in the nation – it’s behind bars. The school was accredited in January and gives students incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison the chance to graduate with an associate’s degree.

Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison becomes the first accredited junior college in the country behind bars.

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California's death row, students at one of the country's most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism.

Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin State Prison is the first accredited junior college in the country behind bars.

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away...