Woman Serving Life in Prison Admitted to Law School

[bluebooger]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H69X_CX92k

[ss20ts]

Seems like the scholarship and private funding could be better served to someone who could actually become a lawyer. This woman is a convicted murderer with a 40 year sentence. If I was denied admission to a law school and a convicted murderer was accepted I'd be sooooooo ticked.

[LevelUP]

I'm all for providing college education to people in prison though murderers and gun violence I would draw the line.

Though in this case, it appears the state or federal government isn't paying for it so that should be ok then.

[Pats20]

As long as it isn’t funded by tax payer money. I’m fine with it.

[rachel83az]

I haven't watched the video, but keep in mind that plenty of people are wrongly convicted of crimes. Including things like murder. If someone wants to, and is able to, go to law school to overturn their wrongful conviction, I think that's admirable.

[Alpha]

I'm not sure what the law allows but perhaps she can open an unofficial practice in the prison.  Wills, trusts, contracts of different types can all be crafted from a cell or the prison library.  There may also be a sort of cottage industry of filing appeals.  It may not pay well but I'd guess it brings a certain status and certainly helps to pass the time.I think there's a problem with being admitted to the bar but I don't think you need to be a member of the bar to do the sorts of things I mentioned above.

[louise]

I'm not going to watch the video. I don't personally have an issue with her going to law school and I don't have a problem with her receiving federal or state dollars to do so if she is. It's a good way to be able to work on your own case and also a good way to help others with their cases which can help secure commissary as payment and other inmates will refrain from harming you because you are useful. So very smart of her.

I worked in a prison for years and one of the law clerks was a lawyer previously then was convicted of murdering his wife and the other one went to law school while in prison. Although neither had an active license. Both have a life sentence.

I also echo what Rachel said... there are a lot of people in prison that are not guilty of what they are serving time for.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Blackstone Career Institute, a DEAC-accredited nondegree career school, has a page specifically promoting its general and advanced paralegal programs to family and friends who can purchase them for inmates.

[rachel83az]

Blackstone Career Institute, a DEAC-accredited nondegree career school, has a page specifically promoting its general and advanced paralegal programs to family and friends who can purchase them for inmates.

Nice. The inmate cost is also significantly cheaper than the cost for non-inmates.

[Alpha]

Here's a different kind of "college in prison" story
A man started his college degree in prison. Can he finish on the outside? : NPR