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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Jamie Binnall is an attorney, a professor at California State University Long Beach and an author. He's also formerly incarcerated.
"In 1999, I wrecked a car I was drinking and my best friend sitting next to me got killed," Binnall said. "For that horrible decision. I ultimately spent four years one month and six days in two maximum security prisons in Pennsylvania."
Since then, Binnall received his Juris Doctorate, his LL.M. and his Ph.D. Today, he is the Executive Director of Project Rebound at CSULB.
"Project Rebound is a statewide initiative that began at San Francisco State University back in the 1960s," Binnall said. "We try to recruit and then support formerly incarcerated students as they progress through and ultimately achieve their goal, which is an undergraduate degree."