Formerly incarcerated, homeless, at 43, UC Berkeley senior graduates with top honor
He was once a part of a revolving system that took him in and out of jail, with stints of homelessness and days of just trying to survive, and on Saturday, 43-year-old Charles Long Jr. marked a proud, major milestone in his life, not just graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the world, but receiving his diploma with the highest honor awarded to a graduating senior at UC Berkeley.
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