Beverly Parenti & Hediana Utarti: Bringing Hope Within Reach

Human trafficking is estimated to be in the millions--yet only a fraction of it is reported. We talk to Hediana Utarti, the Community Projects Coordinator at Asian Women's Shelter which helps immigrants--including LGBT and human trafficking victims--to get out of abusive situations. And taxpayers spend $60,000 per person, per year on incarceration and rehabilitation--far more than we spend on education. Yet the return-to-prison rate is over 60%. We talk with Beverly Parenti, the founder of The Last Mile, the first non-profit of its kind to teach inmates at San Quentin Prison technology and entrepreneurship skills. Bringing hope within reach. That's our next Inflection Point.

Beverly Parenti

Beverly Parenti

Hediana Utarti

Hediana Utarti