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Reviled in Puerto Rico, sent to prison for corruption. Can this Philly native remake herself?

As the most powerful education official in Puerto Rico, Julia Keleher closed hundreds of schools. Then she pleaded guilty to corruption. Now back from prison, at home in Delco, she talks about reform.

Julia Keleher at her parents' home in Boothwyn, Delaware County, where she is serving her house arrest sentence after returning from prison for corruption.
Julia Keleher at her parents' home in Boothwyn, Delaware County, where she is serving her house arrest sentence after returning from prison for corruption.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer