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Audience members line up to ask questions during a public discussion at Dillard University in New Orleans, La., where author and criminal justice reform advocate Calvin Duncan spoke about his new memoir The Jailhouse Lawyer. The event, hosted by Baldwin & Co. Books, drew a full crowd engaged in dialogue about Duncan’s journey from wrongful incarceration to becoming a self-taught legal expert. (Photo by Gus Bennett for The Lens)

Criminal Justice

From jailhouse lawyer to clerk of court candidate

by Bernard SmithJuly 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Calvin Duncan’s unfinished mission for justice moves to his political candidacy