Page 12 - Ged Program News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently he's shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought he'd never be is a math tutor. >> all right. let's start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail he's grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forward. >> i'm helping the gentlemen get ready for their ged test. it's just something i volunteer t...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently he's shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought he'd never be is a math tutor. >> all right. let's start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail he's grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forward. >> i'm helping the gentlemen get ready for their ged test. it's ...

Louisville metro department of corrections jail inmate thomas "bam bam" lewis has been many things. a tattoo artist. a boxer. an arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently he's shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought he'd never be is a math tutor. >> all right. let's start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail he's grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forward. >> i'm helping the gentlemen get ready for their ged test. it's ...

Old and not having a clue. and then i thought to myself, what would happen if i'd grown up in east harlem? what would happen, if i had come from a family that had a lot of problems? i always say, there, but for the grace of god, go any one of us. >> it has reducinged the recidivism rate and have been successful. 80% of those graduating from the program never go back to jail. he attributes that to providing hope to young men, giving them the chance to discover their talent, abilities and dreams. >> it's jobs that lead to careers. it's education. it's getting their ged. we have our own ged progr...

An arm wrestler. and a high school dropout. most recently he's shown a talent for disposing of old phone books. one thing he thought he'd never be is a math tutor. >> all right. let's start by finishing up doing -- >> the ones we missed? >> doing the ones you missed. >> lewis says the one thing about jail he's grateful for is the ged program, which he has just completed. and now he wants to pay it forward. >> i'm helping the gentlemen get ready for their ged test. it's just something i volunteer to do. and to help somebody else, man, makes me feel like i've achieved something. >> you're flushi...