At a San Diego prison, a unique group of inmates, including Erik Menendez, one of the most famous prisoners inside the facility, can now call themselves college graduates. They were awarded their college diplomas from UC Irvine at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego Wednesday. This is the second graduating class from UCI’s lifted program which gives inmates the opportunity to earn their bachelor’s degree behind bars. All 15 graduates majored in sociology with 11 of them minoring in English. 

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