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Criminal justice reform advocate and lifelong scholar Danny Murilloshares his journey from sitting in solitary confinement, to sitting across from Oprah Winfrey. He enlightens us on how building social capital among formerly incarcerated students is the key to sustaining a prison-to-school pipeline.

Right now, 48,000 American kids are locked up in correctional facilities. Once upon a time, Elisabeth Ocampo was one of those kids. Today, she fights for the very thing that was taken away from each one of them: an education. To learn more about Elisabeth's work, please check out Project Rebound.

Locked in a cycle of incarceration since age 14, Jemal Taylor had every reason to become a cynic. But he instead learned to read the Qur’an and reconnect with his Muslim faith. His religiosity inspired him to help people who, much like him, suffered immeasurably for circumstances outside their control. For more information about his work, please check out Underground Scholars.

What happens when you commit a sin against the very nation you swore to protect? Ron Self, the founder of the nonprofit Veterans Healing Veterans, shares his story of personal growth, and educates us on the traumas that lead many American veterans down a path to prison. For more on Ron's work, please check out his TEDx talk, or visit Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out.

The story of Terah Lawyer is a story of two birds: a songbird and a jailbird. In this special episode, Terah recalls her metamorphosis behind bars, discusses her current work on prison re-entry, and dazzles us with a couple original songs. For more on Terah’s work, please check out Impact Justice.

Aly Tamboura went from Level Four prison inmate to one of America’s leading experts on criminal justice reform. He explores the pivotal yet painful moments that brought him there. For more information, please check out Aly's work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.