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1. innocenceproject.org › how-derrick-hamilton-won‘Home Free’: How a Wrongfully Convicted Man Taught Himself ...

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   Jun 15, 2016 · For more than 20 years, Derrick Hamilton struggled to survive in prison, bouncing from one correctional facility to another and enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement. As a man who claimed innocence despite his conviction, Hamilton was also forced to navigate the complicated waters of the legal system, one tortuous appeal at a time.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2019/11/19 › nyregionFalsely Imprisoned for 23 Years: Now He’s Received $7 Million

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   Nov 19, 2019 · Derrick Hamilton leaving State Supreme Court in Brooklyn after his murder conviction was overturned in 2015. Anthony Lanzilote for The New York Times. By Alan Feuer. Published Nov. 19, 2019...

3. www.ajc.com › news › how-innocent-man-who-spentFalsely imprisoned for 23 years, man becomes activist worth ...

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   Nov 28, 2019 · National & World News. How an innocent man who spent 23 years in prison became an activist worth $7 million. Credit: Stephanie Keith. Derrick Hamilton, who served 21 years of a life sentence...

4. cardozo.yu.edu › directory › derrick-hamiltonDerrick Hamilton - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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   Deputy Director, Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice. Contact Information. email. Email. derrick.hamilton@yu.edu. For more than 20 years, Derrick Hamilton struggled to survive in prison, bouncing from one correctional facility to another and enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement.

5. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2016/06/20Derrick Hamilton, Jailhouse Lawyer | The New Yorker

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   Jun 13, 2016 · Derrick Hamilton was wrongfully convicted of murder, and spent more than two decades trying to prove his innocence. Photograph by Dana Lixenberg for The New Yorker

6. www.newyorker.com › news › news-deskThe Jailhouse Lawyer Derrick Hamilton’s Role in the Reversal ...

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   Jul 8, 2016 · Derrick Hamilton never went to law school, but prisoners across New York State have heard about his formidable legal skills, which he acquired while he was wrongly imprisoned for murder for...

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   Who is Derrick Hamilton?

   • Anthony Lanzilote for The New York Times Twenty years ago, Derrick Hamilton was at his lowest point: locked in solitary confinement for a murder he insisted he did not commit. Over the next two decades, he slowly crawled his way out of the belly of the beast. He became a jailhouse lawyer, helping his fellow inmates appeal their convictions.

   Falsely Imprisoned for 23 Years: Now He’s Received $7 Million

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   How did Derrick Hamilton survive in prison?

   • For more than 20 years, Derrick Hamilton struggled to survive in prison, bouncing from one correctional facility to another and enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement. As a man who claimed innocence despite his conviction, Hamilton was also forced to navigate the complicated waters of the legal system, one tortuous appeal at a time.

   How Derrick Hamilton Taught Himself Law and Won His Freedom

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   How did Derrick Hamilton become a lawyer?

   • Derrick Hamilton did just that. After earning his high-school equivalency diploma and taking a class on legal research during his time at the Elmira Correctional Facility, Hamilton began studying in the prison’s law library, eventually teaching himself enough criminal law to become “one of the most skilled jailhouse lawyers in the country.”

   How Derrick Hamilton Taught Himself Law and Won His Freedom

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   Why did Derrick Hamilton leave the Supreme Court?

   • Derrick Hamilton leaving State Supreme Court in Brooklyn after his murder conviction was overturned in 2015. Anthony Lanzilote for The New York Times Twenty years ago, Derrick Hamilton was at his lowest point: locked in solitary confinement for a murder he insisted he did not commit.

   Falsely Imprisoned for 23 Years: Now He’s Received $7 Million

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8. www.linkedin.com › in › derrick-hamiltonDerrick Hamilton - Light & Wonder | LinkedIn

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   Whether legacy or new…. · Experience: Light & Wonder · Location: Las Vegas · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Derrick Hamilton’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion...

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