3/5/12

Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice | Video on TED.com

Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice | Video on TED.com



Bryan Stevenson: Public-interest lawyer

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.

Why you should listen to him:

Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned. He's the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based group that has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. One recent victory: A ban on life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of most crimes in the United States.
"Bryan Stevenson blew my my mind, engaged my heart, and inspired my soul."
Diego Rodriguez

 http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html


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