Name: Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
Uploaded: 2017-05-31T14:48:12Z
Duration: 7 min 22 s
Description: 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 people society would like to disregard and discard.

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 people society would like to disregard and discard.

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

Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform

Finding redemption through mentorship, a man transforms from a past of violence to a beacon of hope, proving every life has value.

Letters from students catalyze a profound shift, illustrating the power of connection to foster self-worth and spark transformation.

Investing in people’s humanity, especially those society discards, yields transformative outcomes, challenging our perceptions of justice.