4 steps to hiring fairly -- and supporting criminal justice reform | Nyra Jordan

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🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Many companies have made strides when it comes to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), but one group remains largely left out: people who have been involved in the criminal justice system. Social impact investor Nyra Jordan introduces us to "fair chance hiring" -- the practice of hiring people with criminal justice records -- and shares four steps companies can take to make sure everyone has a shot at getting a job.

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0:00.0	It's TED Talks Daily. I'm Elise Hu.
0:06.4	It's promising that so many businesses have embraced the importance of a diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
0:13.3	But there's a huge blind spot.
0:15.6	On today's show, social impact investor Naira Jordan tells us about this taboo topic and what corporations
0:22.3	should do to make sure everyone is included and has a seat at the table.
0:29.5	Over the last few years, corporations have made a major push to prioritize diversity, equity,
0:35.8	and inclusion in all aspects of their organizations.
0:39.6	But DEI is left incomplete if you don't consider individuals that have been involved in a criminal
0:45.6	justice system.
0:47.5	Involvement in the criminal justice system can impact someone's life, someone's work status,
0:57.1	someone's experience at work. It can even impact someone's mental health, just as much if not more than other factors we think about, like
1:02.6	race, age, gender, and sexuality. It's not like we've willingly ignored this topic in corporations.
1:12.7	It's just a massive blind spot.
1:15.5	I mean, one of the reasons is nobody really openly talks about this.
1:20.2	You, your own wife or son, could be in jail right now.
1:24.8	You could spend every night missing them, every weekend in a visitation
1:29.7	room, and never mention it to your coworkers. The other reason this topic isn't really touched
1:36.5	on in corporations, it's because we're just uninformed. When we hear that someone is involved
1:42.7	in the criminal justice system, our first thoughts might be
1:45.9	murderer or violent criminal. And that's just not the case for the 2.3 million people involved in
1:53.4	the U.S. criminal justice system right now. And the fact that we focus on the worst of the worst
1:59.6	is why nearly 75% of justice-involved individuals
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