Calvin F. Duncan is an American legal advocate and prisoner rights activist. As a teenager, in 1982, he was arrested for murder, then convicted and imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary for most of 28 and a half years. While imprisoned, and with only a ninth-grade education, Duncan taught himself criminal law, and served as a jailhouse lawyer, helping other convicts get their release.

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Occupation: lawyer, memoirist, politician
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1962

Tulane Universityeducated at Lewis & Clark Law Schooleducated at United Statescountry of citizenship

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Occupation: lawyer, memoirist, politician
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1962

Tulane Universityeducated at Lewis & Clark Law Schooleducated at United Statescountry of citizenship