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Jailhouse Lawyers
Life Inside
May 24, 2019
I Taught Myself How to Read in Prison. Then I Sued the System and Won
“Just like the rest of life, everything about the court system is a puzzle I’ve had to piece together.”
By
Andre Jacobs
The Lowdown
August 13, 2015
‘For $12 of Commissary, He Got 10 Years Off His Sentence.’
What it takes to be a jailhouse lawyer.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
News
February 18, 2015
Suing from Prison
It’s not just about bad haircuts and peanut butter.
By
Alysia Santo