Curtis Carroll

Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll is a prisoner in California’s San Quentin State Prison, Northern California, serving a sentence of 54 years to life, for murder. He has earned the nickname "Wall Street".[1][2][3]

Curtis Carroll
Born
Curtis Carroll

1978
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forFEEL—Financial Empowerment Emotional Literacy
Home townOakland
Title
  • The Oracle of San Quentin
  • Wall Street
Term54 years to life
Criminal charge(s)Burglary, murder
Criminal statusImprisoned in San Quentin Prison, California
Childrennone
Websitehttps://projectfeel.org/

Early life

Carroll grew up in East Oakland. He left school at an early age and, seeking refuge and security in the streets providing for himself with petty crimes like boosting quarters from video games. He drifted through his early teens engaging in petty crimes on the streets. In 1996, when 17 years old, he murdered a man. Carroll turned himself in and received a 54 years-to-life sentence.[4]

Education and investing in prison

Carroll was illiterate when he was imprisoned and after learning to read and write in prison at the age of 20 the stock market captured his attention and started studying it. Carroll's role models quickly changed from criminals, drug-dealers and sports figures to Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.[4][5]

Transfer to San Quentin Prison

Collaboration with Troy Williams

After being transferred to San Quentin Prison in 2012, Carroll along with fellow inmate Troy Williams, started the Financial Literacy Program.Together they created F.E.E.L (Financial Empowerment Emotional Literacy).[4][6]

Collaboration with Zak Williams

Along with Zak Williams, the son of comedian Robin Williams and a graduate of Columbia Business School, the duo teach a financial literacy class. The class educates inmates on how inmates can develop skills applicable to life outside prison.[3]

Philosophy

Carroll's philosophy is that most crime is attributed to a lack of financial security, which has led him to teach other San Quentin State Prison inmates about the stock market.[4]

Carroll is known as “The Oracle of San Quentin.”[1][7]

See also

References
  1. Hill, Catey. "Murderer turned stock picker is 'Oracle of San Quentin'". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  2. "In The News | ProjectFEEL". Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. Segall, Laurie (2015-08-04). "Robin Williams' son and San Quentin inmate teach finance behind bars". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  4. Carroll, Curtis "Wall Street". "Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  5. Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll is a Stock Expert Serving Life in Prison (Flashback), retrieved 2019-11-25
  6. Glunt, Richard. "Overcoming Financial Illiteracy: The Curtis Carroll Way". MoneyWise. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  7. "San Quentin Prison Inmate Curtis Wall Street Carroll on Donald Trump". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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