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A formerly incarcerated person becomes a prison reform activist

EPISODE · Aug 2, 2022 · 31 MIN

A formerly incarcerated person becomes a prison reform activist

from The New Story Is with Dave Ursillo

Dave Ursillo speaks to entrepreneur and prison reform activist Coss Marte, founder of ConBody and ConBud, which employ formerly incarcerated persons as part of a wider social mission to de-stigmatize the formerly incarcerated community, ease their integration back into society, and change the systemic inequity of the criminal justice system.Coss is also the author of ConBody: The Revolutionary Bodyweight Prison Boot Camp, Born from an Extraordinary Story of Hope. Nonprofit organizations helping formerly incarcerated people: Defy Ventures, Thrive for Life, and Fortune Society. Coss's brother, Christopher Marte, who was elected to District 1's City Council in New York City in 2021.Support our partners and affiliates:Acorns: Easily save money and invest in your future, starting with a free $5 investmentBookshop.org: Buy cheap books at this Amazon competitor that supports local and independent bookstores with every purchaseFathom Analytics: Get beautiful, secure website data without trading your customers’ private browsing data to Google and FacebookFlywheel: Seamless, secure WordPress website hostingSanebox: Make your inbox a sane place again with an invisible machine learning tool that organizes your emails. Save $5 when you join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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