Desmond Meade: Suicidal. Homeless. Leader.
Decarcerated
English - May 20, 2019 11:43 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Government jail authentic beprecedential criminaljustice freeamerica humanstories incarceration justice massincarceration prison Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Desmond Meade has been able to lead the charge to restoring the voting rights of 1.4 million Floridians--all formerly incarcerated. This is the largest expansion of voting rights in America in a half century.
In this ep Desmond speaks about the time his journey through drug addiction, homelessness, and an attempt at ending his own life to now wanting nothing more than to empower the next generation of leaders.
He also speaks about his vision for a world without prisons, and his thoughts about running for office.
Production credit: Andrew Stelzer
More info about Desmond:
Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People, by Stacey Abrams: http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567673/desmond-meade/ Florida Rights Restoration Coalition: https://floridarrc.com/desmond-meade/ Florida Republicans move to limit felon voting rights despite constitutional amendment: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-republicans-move-limit-felon-voting-rights-despite-constitutional-amendment-n985156Twitter:
@decarceratedpod @FLRightsRestoreInstagram:
@decarceratedpodcast @flirightsrestore