How does a rikers inmate become a hero?

_Part 5 of the_ TED Radio Hour _episode_ The Hero's Journey. ABOUT ISMAEL NAZARIO'S TED TALK As a teenager, Ismael Nazario spent more than 300 days in Rikers Island's solitary

confinement before being convicted of a crime. He describes how every day was a test to survive. ABOUT ISMAEL NAZARIO When Ismael Nazario was a teenager, he was arrested for robbery and

sent to Rikers Island. Nazario's story was part of a report by the Center For Investigative Reporting focusing on teens in solitary confinement. Now Nazario works as a case manager for

the Fortune Society where he helps former inmates from New York's Rikers Island jail reintegrate into society after their release. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit

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