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Once and always a criminal? From prison to PhD

8 mins | Oct 12, 2017
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Our criminal justice system is built on the idea that once they have served their time, prisoners should be able to return to civil society. We accept that people deserve a second chance, but what if their second chance is a Ph.D at Harvard? Lisa Lorish looks at the case of Michelle Jones, a murderer who became a historian.

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