Harvard debate team loses to New York state prisoners

What happens when you combine street smarts AND book smarts?

Apparently you win debate competitions . The Harvard debate team lost to a group of New York state prisoners back in September.

To be fair the prisoners were enrolled in a “rigorous college experience.” Called the Bard Prison Initiative it allows inmates to get college degrees while incarcerated. According to Bard program leaders of the 300 prisoners who have gotten degrees with the program, less than 3 percent returned to prison within three years.