Inmates learn to code in prison [Video]

Graduation day dawns sunny and warm for the first day of November, but the weather hardly matters for the joint Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Georgetown coding class, which takes place at the Correctional Treatment Facility, one of the two facilities that make up the Washington, D.C., jail complex.Related video above: Inmate finds hope in culinary program at Essex County centerFor 12 weeks, the students worked hard and hunched over laptops, squinting at characters and lines of code. Their work culminated in this: websites built from scratch and a certificate acknowledging their participation in college-accredited courses from these prestigious institutions. Today, they join over 200 other students at correctional facilities across the country who have completed the Brave Behind Bars program since the group’s founding in 2021.A graduation celebration looks different behind bars. Yellow and blue frosted cupcakes were lined up next to lemonade, and iced tea and chicken sandwiches sat waiting …