How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system | Sheena Meade

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

More than 30 million people in the US are eligible to have their arrest and conviction records cleared -- but most people who qualify either can't afford it or simply don't know it's an option. In this gripping talk, second chance advocate and 2023 Audacious Project grantee Sheena Meade makes the case for "clean slate" laws that streamline this complicated process, increasing access to work, housing and education opportunities for millions of people. Learn how her team at the Clean Slate Initiative has already helped pass these laws in six US states and how they're now working to unlock record clearance for millions more, so everyone can get a true shot at becoming their best selves. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:14.0	Writing a bounce check changed the trajectory of Sheena Meade's life, and it gave her a
0:19.0	cause for action.
0:20.4	In her Ted 2023 talk, the head of the Clean Slate Initiative and a Ted Audacious Project
0:25.5	grantee lays out the transformational power of believing in second chances.
0:55.5	Scherner's Sharon McMahon
0:57.5	Scratch the whole Congress.
0:59.5	Install 535 American Government Teachers in Congress.
1:05.1	They will whip that thing into shape so fast every single one knows a three branches of
1:09.8	government, every single one.
1:12.4	Find and follow rethinking without him grant wherever you're listening.
1:21.0	It was like any other peaceful afternoon in my home in 2004.
1:27.2	cartoons were blaring.
1:29.0	Kids were running around the house yelling loudly.
1:31.7	Veggie tells on 100.
1:34.5	Well maybe not so peaceful, but for a young mother it was perfect.
1:40.6	It was like music to my ears.
1:43.6	But then it was allowed not to get the door that just disrupted that laughter and my kids
1:48.1	yelled out to me.
1:49.1	Mommy, the police are at the door.
1:52.4	And as I walked up to talk to the police, it's almost like I walked into the Charlie Brown
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