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In light of recent events that have further exposed the gross racial injustices and system failures of the American criminal justice system, many of us are searching for answers on what we can do to move racial justice and equality forward.Enter Adam J. Foss, who has dedicated his life to criminal justice reform and reinventing the role of the criminal prosecutor in order to end mass incarceration. In 2016, Mr. Foss delivered a powerful Ted Talk that shed light on the true power of the prosecutor to change the fate of someone’s life, and therefore many lives, by focusing on opportunity and compassion, rather than winning a case.Mr. Foss was born in the Caribbean and adopted by a white couple in Massachusetts. His father was a Marine and a police officer. Therefore, Adam grew up with a deep respect and love for the men in blue, while also living life as a black man in America. Through his experiences in this paradox, he has learned that deep empathy for both sides is needed in order to have a productive conversation about criminal justice reform. Americans were all raised by a country that deprived us of the whole truth, and now we have the opportunity to reckon with this false story and unlearn, so that we can rebuild.We hope this conversation brings clarity around questions you may have about the failings of the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, and what you can do to help push the needle forward on racial justice and equality. Please share this extremely important message with friends and family.For full show notes: https://www.baktashahadi.com/podcastConnect with Adam J. Foss: https://prosecutorimpact.com/teamFollow/Support Stories of Transformation and Baktash Ahadi:Donate to the production of this podcastFollow on Instagram Follow on Facebook Produced by: Dana Drahos Edited by: Joseph Gangemi Digital Marketing by: Katherine An Theme music by: Qais Essar Artwork by: Masheed Ahadi