Normally that wouldn't merit an article, much less a headline, because prison inmates would handily beat the hell out of Harvard debaters. But the prisoners beat them in a debate. Prisoners in maximum-security jail undertaking college courses beat Ivy League students who had won a national title only months ago I reckon that should slide Harvard down the college rankings to somewhere below Potterville Polytechnic. But on the bright side, they're starting to field a pretty good basketball team.
There's something to be said for real-world experience outside of the realm of academia. Even if said experience isn't particularly positive.