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TL/DR - Jarrett Adams was wrongly convicted of a crime and spent 10 years in prison. Did legal research while in prison and contacted a lawyer when he found a way to fight the case. The attorney took his case and got his conviction overturned. Jarrett then went back to community college, got a BA and then a law degree. He is now a practicing attorney and won his first case!
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Hats off to him! What a great story.
Maybe I'll send some of my LSAT books to a prison books project later.
Keep the inspiration coming! This was a great article to read with some morning coffee before diving into questions.
Love this!
DAMNNN!!!!! All you need is one hell of a dedication.
@johannaeagreenberg134 said:
Dwayne Betts spent 8 years in prison for a carjacking from when he was 16. He became a poet and eventually went to Yale Law School.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-poet-with-prison-behind-him-becomes-an-attorney
Tarra Simmons had a felony drug and theft conviction. She is Skadden fellow working with women in reentry, but hasn't been barred yet due to character and fitness issues.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_student_with_felony_record_and_skadden_fellowship_denied_character_and/
I love these stories! What amazing people!
Dwayne Betts spent 8 years in prison for a carjacking from when he was 16. He became a poet and eventually went to Yale Law School.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-poet-with-prison-behind-him-becomes-an-attorney
Tarra Simmons had a felony drug and theft conviction. She is Skadden fellow working with women in reentry, but hasn't been barred yet due to character and fitness issues.
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_student_with_felony_record_and_skadden_fellowship_denied_character_and/
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Damn. That's one hell of a story
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Wow! What an awesome inspiration! If Jarrett Adams can overcome all of these circumstances and become an attorney, we can do it!!! :) This is one of the most inspiration posts I have seen. Thanks for sharing @awyatt89575