OUTof inside Isaac Wright Jr., AS, BS ’02
It was at the lowest point in his life that higher education threw Isaac Wright Jr. a lifeline.
As a family man working in the recording industry, Isaac Wright Jr. never anticipated that his life would take such drastic turns. Wrongfully convicted and given a life sentence on baseless criminal charges, Wright would eventually help in overturning the convictions of 20 fellow inmates before successfully having his own conviction dismissed in 1996. His saga has become the subject of the network television series, “For Life.” Being on the set during filming of the ABC dramatization has helped the TESU alum come to grips with the enormity of his odyssey. “I fought so hard for so long, not only for many others who “EARNING MY TESU DEGREES MEANT THAT I WAS NOW ELIGIBLE TO shared my misfortune, APPLY FOR LAW SCHOOL. IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND but for myself. I FEELINGS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT I’VE EVER HAD.” never had the time to reflect on what I Isaac Wright Jr. was experiencing,” he noted. “Being on the set and, later, watching the series unfold on TV, provided the opportunity to witness my suffering as a third party and to reflect on what I had been through in ways I never contemplated before.” Isaac Wright Jr. (right) stands beside his “For Life” portrayer, Nicholas Pinnock (center), and executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Getty Images
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