Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars
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NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Larry “Eddie” Fordham got a life sentence at 18 and didn't even have a high school diploma. As a “lifer,” Fordham wasn't eligible to participate in prison education programs, but he fought back and earned a diploma, vocational certificates, and an associate degree from Miami Dade College. But it, too, took convincing.
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