The Bellamy Creek Program offers a bachelor's degree to students incarcerated at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia

By Shelley Irwin

Published July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM EDT

We talk to GVSU's Dr Aaron Yore-Van and Dr. Jacquelynn Doyon-Martin about the program.

The Bellamy Creek Program offers a bachelor's degree to students incarcerated at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia. We talk to GVSU's Dr Aaron Yore-Van and Dr. Jacquelynn Doyon-Martin about the program, including a grant for program development, and how GVSU stands out in this education opportunity inside prison.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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