Dan Pacholke: How prisons can help inmates live meaningful lives

In the United States, the agencies that govern prisons are often called Department of Corrections. And yet, their focus is on containing and controlling inmates. Dan Pacholke, Deputy Secretary for the Washington State Department of Corrections, shares a different vision: of prisons that provide humane living conditions as well as opportunities for meaningful work and learning. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thi