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Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' — and helped free himself

Calvin Duncan is the founder and director of the Light of Justice program in New Orleans.

While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped many wrongfully convicted prisoners. His memoir is The Jailhouse Lawyer.

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