And before I hear "well, he's in prison, of course he is taking classes" keep in mind there are tens of thousands of people in prison who have not taken their first class in an attempt to better themselves and prepare for their eventual release.

For that matter, those of us who are not prisoners have even more educational opportunities than Lance, and how many of us are taking advantage of those opportunities? How many classes have you taken in the last two, no, the last five years?

So take a look at what he has done to better himself educationally.