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Sentenced to Life Without Parole at 19 | How David Carrillo Earned an MBA in Prison & Won Clemency
David Carrillo was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole at just 19 years old — for a gang-related murder where he wasn’t the trigger man.
After spending years in maximum security prisons and solitary confinement, David faced a defining moment: would he let prison define him… or transform him?
Instead of surrendering to despair, David chose radical accountability. He earned his associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, and MBA while incarcerated. He became the first incarcerated adjunct college professor in the nation, teaching other inmates while serving a life sentence. He…
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