
Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform | Marlon Peterson
Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform | Marlon Peterson
TED Talks Daily · TED
October 24, 20177m 42s
Show Notes
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.
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