Woman Who Served 3 Years in Prison Is Coding at Princeton University

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Published 2024-07-27
After spending three years in prison, Mary McCrary, 41, is turning her life around by studying at one of the country's most prestigious Ivy League institutions: Princeton University in New Jersey. In 2013, she was charged with aggravated burglary. In 2017, she was charged with a DUI, which violated the conditions of her parole from the aggravated burglary charge, and as a result she was sentenced to six years in prison. "I decided I didn't want to keep living like that," she tells Inside Edition Digital's Leigh Scheps. Here's her story of survival.
All Comments (21)
  • @J-sw6mt
    When prisons give more opportunities to citizens than the education system
  • @sonicgalaxy27
    Uncle Phil: Your going to Princeton. Carlton: I don't wanna go to Princeton.
  • @tt8807
    That’s awesome! Good for her.
  • @hemaleite6331
    Amazing examples how people can change their lives. It takes lots of courage and determination.
  • @hanbury22
    For her to rise from a very low point in her life is such an inspiration. I feel like I’m at a low point but I wouldn’t want to experience being in prison to get where I need to be
  • @stezton
    Kudos to here for taking the opportunity and turning her life around. 👏
  • @lilcheezitz16
    Never too late to change your life you just have to be willing to put in the work to do so. ❤
  • @Celisar1
    Mary really beams with joy. She is smiling the entire time and is so full of energy. I wish her the very best!
  • @MyNameIsChingy
    Beautiful and how wonderful it is that she is experiencing LIFE right now after what she has gone through.
  • @xiomanaxoxoxo3212
    What an amazing story, well written and edited and narrated. great work Lee and Inside Edition Digital !!!
  • @rebeccavl97
    This is absolutely incredible! God bless her!
  • @chefbrooklyn5140
    Mary, your story is a true testimony that God doesn't make mistakes.
  • @christinemiller7238
    Incredibly well spoken. Being able to get help for the trama, that a lot of little girls had, makes a huge difference. An inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing your story ❤️