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Michelle Jones was released in August after two decades in prison. Now a Ph.D. candidate at New York University, Jones is being heralded as an extraordinary self-made scholar of history.
Commentary September 21, 2017
Making Sense of Senseless Violence
A Harvard sociologist on a recent story from The Marshall Project and the ways violence begets more violence.
By Bruce Western
Michelle Jones, center, works on a housing policy proposal at Indiana Women's Prison with Andrew Falk, left, a senior fellow at the Sagamore Institute, and Natalie Medley.
Commentary September 14, 2017
The Taxpayers and Michelle Jones
How her prison education saved us a million bucks
By Bill Keller
Michelle Jones was incarcerated in Indiana for more than two decades and was released last month. In a breathtaking feat of rehabilitation, Jones has become a published scholar of American history and an author of plays.
Feature September 13, 2017
From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones
In prison for 20 years, Michelle was chosen for Harvard's elite graduate history program. Then she was unchosen.
By Eli Hager
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