Why I’m starting the world’s first prison law school
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Alexander McLean's Brief but Spectacular take on the power of law in the hands of the poor
"Each of us has much more to offer than the worst thing we’ve done," says Alexander McLean, an activist and attorney who has been working in prisons since he was 18. McLean, founder of the African Prisons Project, shares the inspiring story of a former prisoner named Susan and gives his Brief but Spectacular take on the power of law in the hands of the poor.
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Why I’m starting the world’s first prison law school
Clip: 7/13/2017 | 3m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
"Each of us has much more to offer than the worst thing we’ve done," says Alexander McLean, an activist and attorney who has been working in prisons since he was 18. McLean, founder of the African Prisons Project, shares the inspiring story of a former prisoner named Susan and gives his Brief but Spectacular take on the power of law in the hands of the poor.
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