Ameelio’s Uzoma Orchingwa on changing the future of prison communications
Feb 02, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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Episode description
In 2020, a couple of bright and compassionate Yale students decided to do something about the captive $1.2B prisons telecommunications industry. They founded technology nonprofit, Ameelio, to provide free communication tools for incarcerated people to connect with their families and loved ones. Learn from Co-Founder, Uzoma Orchingwa, on:
- How Ameelio is decoupling incarceration and profit
- Overcoming technical hurdles of providing free communications
- The value of human connection
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