Investigative reporter Shane Bauer took a $9-an-hour job as a prison guard as part of his research for this book, a searing indictment of the for-profit prison system.
Elizer Darris is the Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Chanda sat down with Elizer to talk about the trappings of the criminal justice system and what it takes to be a changemaker.
Dr. Yusef Salaam was just 15-years-old when he, along with four others, was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case. He spent nearly seven years in prison. Chanda sat down with Yusef for a one-on-one conversation about the power of owning your narrative, the scars of lost time, and how to get up and move forward after being knocked down.
Van Jones is a well-known U.S. media personality who has founded and led many social enterprises, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and the Dream Corps. He sat down with Chanda to talk about his relationship with Prince, how he uses his voice for good, and why the broader community should care about criminal justice reform.
