Welding class graduates at Montana Women’s Prison in Billings

Having spent weeks learning to manipulate metal through the application of extreme heat, 10 inmates at the Montana Women’s Prison graduated from the prison’s introductory welding program last week in an emotional ceremony that suggested something else had been forged in the workshop.

"I know I can succeed because I’ve seen the success. I’ve seen success on the faces of the other inmates in the program" Erin Gravelin, an inmate and program graduate, said during the ceremony. "I can show you the success in my weld."

MIKE KORDENBROCK [email protected]

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