Bryan Stevenson
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Yeah. I mean, there's a long list. I mean, we have hundreds of thousands of people coming out of jails and prisons that have no one to help meet their needs. We don't do anything in this country to help people recover from five years, 10 years, 20 years of incarceration.
So we're going to need people to step up, to volunteer, to help the institutions in your community that are trying to provide support. People coming out of jails and prisons with clothes, jobs, opportunities, counseling. Many of the clients that I represent went to prison before the digital age. They've never used an ATM. They don't know anything about cell phones.
So we're going to need people to step up, to volunteer, to help the institutions in your community that are trying to provide support. People coming out of jails and prisons with clothes, jobs, opportunities, counseling. Many of the clients that I represent went to prison before the digital age. They've never used an ATM. They don't know anything about cell phones.
So we're going to need people to step up, to volunteer, to help the institutions in your community that are trying to provide support. People coming out of jails and prisons with clothes, jobs, opportunities, counseling. Many of the clients that I represent went to prison before the digital age. They've never used an ATM. They don't know anything about cell phones.
And just helping people recover is one of the things you can do. And we all have skills. that people need. It doesn't matter how old you are or how much you've done, that's a role you can play. We have to take on the burdens of people who are most at risk. And so learning is, I think, really, really important.
And just helping people recover is one of the things you can do. And we all have skills. that people need. It doesn't matter how old you are or how much you've done, that's a role you can play. We have to take on the burdens of people who are most at risk. And so learning is, I think, really, really important.
And just helping people recover is one of the things you can do. And we all have skills. that people need. It doesn't matter how old you are or how much you've done, that's a role you can play. We have to take on the burdens of people who are most at risk. And so learning is, I think, really, really important.
We have a website, EJI.org, and it's just filled with all kinds of content that's designed to help people learn about what is important.
We have a website, EJI.org, and it's just filled with all kinds of content that's designed to help people learn about what is important.
We have a website, EJI.org, and it's just filled with all kinds of content that's designed to help people learn about what is important.
We started a decade ago asking prosecutors to create conviction integrity units that would review cases in their office where there were claims of innocence because this shouldn't be the burden of a defense attorney or a journalist, but we should all care about making sure that people who are innocent If you care about justice, you should care about injustice. Absolutely. Absolutely.
We started a decade ago asking prosecutors to create conviction integrity units that would review cases in their office where there were claims of innocence because this shouldn't be the burden of a defense attorney or a journalist, but we should all care about making sure that people who are innocent If you care about justice, you should care about injustice. Absolutely. Absolutely.
We started a decade ago asking prosecutors to create conviction integrity units that would review cases in their office where there were claims of innocence because this shouldn't be the burden of a defense attorney or a journalist, but we should all care about making sure that people who are innocent If you care about justice, you should care about injustice. Absolutely. Absolutely.
And then there are hundreds of ways to become more active in dealing with the inequality gap that condemns so many children. So many children aren't getting the support they need, the help they need, the resources they need. I just think that everyone has something to offer there.
And then there are hundreds of ways to become more active in dealing with the inequality gap that condemns so many children. So many children aren't getting the support they need, the help they need, the resources they need. I just think that everyone has something to offer there.
And then there are hundreds of ways to become more active in dealing with the inequality gap that condemns so many children. So many children aren't getting the support they need, the help they need, the resources they need. I just think that everyone has something to offer there.
You know, I think we should all care about educating kids who have fewer resources, who don't have the same opportunities, and there's nothing holding us back. We just have to have the will. to do that. And then finally, I am persuaded that we all have to learn more about our history that holds us back from a lot of these things.
You know, I think we should all care about educating kids who have fewer resources, who don't have the same opportunities, and there's nothing holding us back. We just have to have the will. to do that. And then finally, I am persuaded that we all have to learn more about our history that holds us back from a lot of these things.
You know, I think we should all care about educating kids who have fewer resources, who don't have the same opportunities, and there's nothing holding us back. We just have to have the will. to do that. And then finally, I am persuaded that we all have to learn more about our history that holds us back from a lot of these things.
I don't think many people in this country and across the globe have been taught the kinds of things we need to know to better prepare ourselves for creating a more just future. We have something called a history of racial injustice. It's a calendar. We put out something every day and you can sign up for it. And each day,