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Raj Jayadev: Community-powered criminal justice reform

Community organizer Raj Jayadev wants to transform the US court system through "participatory defense" -- a growing movement that empowers families and community members to impact their loved ones' court cases. He shares the remarkable results of their work -- including more than 4,000 years of "time saved" from incarceration -- and shows how th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/raj_jayadev_community_powered_criminal_justice_reform

Nyra Jordan: 4 steps to hiring fairly -- and supporting criminal justice reform

Many companies have made strides when it comes to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), but one group remains largely left out: people who have been involved in the criminal justice system. Social impact investor Nyra Jordan introduces us to "fair chance hiring" -- the practice of hiring people with criminal justice records -- and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nyra_jordan_4_steps_to_hiring_fairly_and_supporting_criminal_justice_reform

Marlon Peterson: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform

For a crime he committed in his early twenties, the courts sentenced Marlon Peterson to 10 years in prison -- and, as he says, a lifetime of irrelevance. While behind bars, Peterson found redemption through a penpal mentorship program with students from Brooklyn. In this brave talk, he reminds us why we should invest in the humanity of those peo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/marlon_peterson_am_i_not_human_a_call_for_criminal_justice_reform

Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Here's a shocking statistic: 50 to 80 percent of people in the criminal justice system in the US have had a traumatic brain injury. In the general public, that number is less than five percent. Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens shares her research into the connection between brain trauma and the behaviors that keep people in the revolving door of cr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kim_gorgens_the_surprising_connection_between_brain_injuries_and_crime

Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers: How to fix two of the most broken systems in the US

In an engaging, insightful conversation, criminal justice reformer Nick Turner breaks down the ways the US criminal legal system perpetuates centuries-old racial and economic inequality. He joins TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers to outline why the best way to actually deliver justice and safety is to shrink the system and r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_turner_and_whitney_pennington_rodgers_how_to_fix_two_of_the_most_broken_systems_in_the_us

Hany Farid: The dangers of algorithmic justice

Predictive algorithms may help us shop or discover new movies, but do they belong in the courthouse? Technology and policy expert Hany Farid reverse engineers the inherent dangers and potential biases of the recommendations engines built to make key decisions in the criminal justice system.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hany_farid_the_dangers_of_algorithmic_justice

Jarrell Daniels: What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other

A few weeks before his release from prison, Jarrell Daniels took a class where incarcerated men learned alongside prosecutors. By simply sitting together and talking, they uncovered surprising truths about the criminal justice system and ideas for how real change happens. Now a scholar and activist, Daniels reflects on how collaborative educatio...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jarrell_daniels_what_prosecutors_and_incarcerated_people_can_learn_from_each_other

Leslie Herod: What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls?

When you report an emergency in the US, police, firefighters or paramedics answer the call. What if mental health professionals responded, too? Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod shares a straightforward and research-backed approach that brings heart and humanity to criminal justice rather than unnecessary fines and arrests -- and keeps ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/leslie_herod_what_if_mental_health_workers_responded_to_emergency_calls

Jennifer L. Eberhardt: How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it

Our brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll in the form of unconscious bias. In this powerful talk, psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society -- from schools and ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_l_eberhardt_how_racial_bias_works_and_how_to_disrupt_it

Anne Milgram: Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime

When she became the attorney general of New Jersey in 2007, Anne Milgram quickly discovered a few startling facts: not only did her team not really know who they were putting in jail, but they had no way of understanding if their decisions were actually making the public safer. And so began her ongoing, inspirational quest to bring data analytic...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_milgram_why_smart_statistics_are_the_key_to_fighting_crime

Bianca Tylek: The multibillion-dollar US prison industry -- and how to dismantle it

A phone call to a US prison or jail can cost up to a dollar per minute -- a rate that forces one in three families with incarcerated loved ones into debt. In this searing talk about mass incarceration, criminal justice advocate and TED Fellow Bianca Tylek exposes the predatory nature of the billion-dollar prison telecom industry and presents str...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bianca_tylek_the_multibillion_dollar_us_prison_industry_and_how_to_dismantle_it

Reuben Jonathan Miller: How radical hospitality can change the lives of the formerly incarcerated

For the nearly 20 million Americans with a felony record, punishment doesn't end after their prison sentence. Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller sheds light on the aftershocks of mass incarceration through the stories of people who've lived it, left it and still have to grapple with punishing policies after their release. A challenge to rethink ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/reuben_jonathan_miller_how_radical_hospitality_can_change_the_lives_of_the_formerly_incarcerated

John Legend: "Redemption Song"

John Legend is on a mission to transform America's criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he's encouraging rehabilitation and healing in our prisons, jails and detention centers -- and giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time. With a spoken-word prelude from James Cavitt, an inmate at Sa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_legend_redemption_song

Titus Kaphar: Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations?

An artwork's color or composition can pull you in -- and put you on the path to having important and difficult conversations, says artist Titus Kaphar. In this stunning talk, he reflects on his artistic evolution and takes us on a tour of his career -- from "The Jerome Project," which draws on religious icons to examine the US criminal justice s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/titus_kaphar_can_beauty_open_our_hearts_to_difficult_conversations

Victoria Pratt: How judges can show respect

In halls of justice around the world, how can we ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect? A pioneering judge in New Jersey, Victoria Pratt shares her principles of "procedural justice" -- four simple, thoughtful steps that redefined the everyday business of her courtroom in Newark, changing lives along the way. "When the court behave...
https://www.ted.com/talks/victoria_pratt_how_judges_can_show_respect

David Lammy: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice

Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England. In a stirring talk about building a new movement to care for the planet, Lammy calls for inclusion and suppor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lammy_climate_justice_can_t_happen_without_racial_justice

Rabiaa El Garani: Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

Human rights protector Rabiaa El Garani shares the challenging, heartbreaking story of sexual violence committed against Yazidi women and girls in Iraq by ISIS -- and her work seeking justice for the survivors. "These victims have been through unimaginable pain. But with a little help, they show how resilient they are," she says. "It is an honor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rabiaa_el_garani_hope_and_justice_for_women_who_ve_survived_isis

Deanna Van Buren: What a world without prisons could look like

Deanna Van Buren designs restorative justice centers that, instead of taking the punitive approach used by a system focused on mass incarceration, treat crime as a breach of relationships and justice as a process where all stakeholders come together to repair that breach. With help and ideas from incarcerated men and women, Van Buren is creating...
https://www.ted.com/talks/deanna_van_buren_what_a_world_without_prisons_could_look_like

Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story

Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war criminal, the quiet strength of UN women peacekeepers and the perseverance of Delhi's underappreciated firefighters.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ryan_lobo_photographing_the_hidden_story

Nisha Anand: The radical act of choosing common ground

To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you'd least expect. Justice reform advocate Nisha Anand shares her story of working with her ideological opposite to make history and save lives -- and urges us all to widen our circles in order to make progress with purpose.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nisha_anand_the_radical_act_of_choosing_common_ground_mar_2020

Dan Reisel: The neuroscience of restorative justice

Dan Reisel studies the biology of change, including our ability to rewire our own brains. And he asks a big question: Instead of warehousing these criminals, shouldn't we be using what we know about the brain to help them rehabilitate? Put another way: If the brain can grow new neural pathways after an injury ... could we help the brain re-grow ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_reisel_the_neuroscience_of_restorative_justice

Yaniv Erlich: How we're building the world's largest family tree

Computational geneticist Yaniv Erlich helped build the world's largest family tree -- comprising 13 million people and going back more than 500 years. He shares fascinating patterns that emerged from the work -- about our love lives, our health, even decades-old criminal cases -- and shows how crowdsourced genealogy databases can shed light not ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yaniv_erlich_how_we_re_building_the_world_s_largest_family_tree

Jimmie Briggs: 3 things men can do to promote gender equity

"It is time for a gender reckoning, beginning with men authentically confronting our internal selves and each other," says essayist and intersectional justice advocate Jimmie Briggs. In this call to action for gender equity, he unpacks how traditional notions of masculinity harm society and offers three ways men can help promote personal safety,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jimmie_briggs_3_things_men_can_do_to_promote_gender_equity

Valarie Kaur: 3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage

What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur shows us how the choice to love can be a force for justice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/valarie_kaur_3_lessons_of_revolutionary_love_in_a_time_of_rage

Martha Minow: How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Pardons, commutations and bankruptcy laws are all tools of forgiveness within the US legal system. Are we using them frequently enough, and with fairness? Law professor Martha Minow outlines how these merciful measures can reinforce racial and economic inequality -- and makes the case for creating a system of restorative justice that focuses on ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/martha_minow_how_forgiveness_can_create_a_more_just_legal_system

Diana Sierra Becerra: The rebel radio that brought down a war criminal

Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvador's land, forcing laborers to work for almost nothing. But in 1980, farmers and urban workers formed guerrilla groups to overthrow the US-backed dictatorship. These revolutionaries were attacked from every direction, but a group of rebels refused to be silenced. Diana...
https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_sierra_becerra_the_rebel_radio_that_brought_down_a_war_criminal

Jessica Kerr: Who makes judges?

What qualifies someone to become a judge? The answer is surprisingly vague and even taboo to discuss. Lawyer Jessica Kerr sifts through the murky, mysterious process that sits at the center of the Commonwealth judicial system in countries like Australia -- and makes the case for "judge school," a legal education better fit to bring justice, legi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_kerr_who_makes_judges

Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence

To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims' rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn. Instead of going institution by institution, fighting for reform, we need to go to the Constitution and finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which would require states to address g...
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_l_dunn_it_s_time_for_the_law_to_protect_victims_of_gender_violence

Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice

In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. Thes...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice

Brittany K. Barnett: The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons

The freedom journey doesn't end when someone is released from prison. In many ways, it begins. Attorney and entrepreneur Brittany K. Barnett fights to free people from prison and champions restoring and nurturing the creative ingenuity of justice-impacted people. She shares stories of the innovation languishing in America's prisons -- and a visi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brittany_k_barnett_the_creativity_innovation_and_ingenuity_languishing_in_us_prisons
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