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Jeff Smith zat een jaar achter de tralies. Maar wat hij daar ontdekte ging in tegen zijn verwachtingen - hij zag bij zijn medegevangenen een grenzeloze vindingrijkheid en zakeninstinct. Hij vraagt waarom we dit potentieel aan ondernemingszin niet aanboren om ex-gedetineerden te helpen bij te dragen aan de samenleving, wanneer ze terug vrij zijn? (Van het TED Talent Search-evenement TED@NewYork.)
Once an up-and-coming star in the Missouri State Senate, Jeff Smith went to prison for covering up an election law violation. Since his release, he's created a new space for himself as a professor, writer, political commentator and advocate for those he was locked up with. Full bio »
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