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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

How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system

Clementine Jacoby

How bad data traps people in the US justice system

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

The US can move past immigration prisons -- and towards justice

My 105 days in Taliban prison -- and a call to aid Afghanistan

Why art is a tool for hope

Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers

How to fix two of the most broken systems in the US

Reuben Jonathan Miller

How radical hospitality can change the lives of the formerly incarcerated

Brittany K. Barnett

The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons

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

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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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