Youth and today's society | Sherman Jackson | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison 2014

This piece is inspired by events that have transpired in Sherman Jackson‘s life and the lives of people around him. He believes that the youth of today‘s society should have more information about crime, drugs, and their consequences in order to help reduce the rate of incarceration. Sherman is 25 years old and from Troutdale, Oregon. He is Lakota, Oglala and aspires to return to his reservation as a drug counselor to help alleviate the drug and alcohol problem. He currently is attending Palo Verde College to obtain not only an AA but to become a drug counselor through the Alcohol and Drug Studies course.