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Prison

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Prison.

Video playlists about Prison

Truths about the US prison system

These engaging talks explore the systemic issues of the US criminal justice system and how they plague everyday people and society as a whole.

Radical rethinking

Explore these talks that flip old conventions, reimagining them for a brighter, better tomorrow.

Life in—and after—prison

More than 2.3 million people in the United States are in prison or jail. Here, talks that speak to the experience of life behind bars—and different perspectives on what can make it a rehabilitating experience.

Talks about Prison

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

Orisanmi Burton

What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion

The problem with the U.S. bail system

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

The US is addicted to incarceration. Here's how to break the cycle

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

Why immigration prisons aren't the answer

What happens to people in solitary confinement

An app that helps incarcerated people stay connected to their families

The healing power of reading

The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Can you solve the jail break riddle?

Lindy Lou Isonhood

A juror's reflections on the death penalty

How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity

How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids

The dangers of algorithmic justice

Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit

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Exclusive articles about Prison

How poetry can free a prisoner’s mind

In the “hell” of incarceration, Cristina Domenech finds the raw material for poetry

Posted Dec 2015

How America’s justice system failed our children

Read an excerpt from Bryan Stevenson's powerful new book, 'Just Mercy.'

Posted Oct 2014

8 books to lift you out of darkness

Shaka Senghor spent nineteen years in prison for shooting and killing another man. See the eight books that taught him a powerful lesson on the inside: Your worst deeds do not define you.

Posted Sep 2014

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