Vidal Guzman, Isabel Coronado, and Zaki Smith Appear on Off-Kilter Podcast – Next100

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Vidal Guzman, Isabel Coronado, and Zaki Smith Appear on Off-Kilter Podcast

Next100 policy entrepreneur Vidal Guzman and alumni policy entrepreneurs Isabel Coronado and Zaki Smith shared about their work to transform the United States's criminal justice system.

Next100 policy entrepreneur Vidal Guzman and alumni policy entrepreneurs Isabel Coronado and Michael “Zaki” Smith appeared on OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas to discuss their work to transform the United States’s criminal legal system, and to ensure directly impacted folks are leading the way.

The podcast episode and show notes here and you can download the episode using your podcast application of choice.

For more from Zaki, check out his piece on collateral consequences, “A Silent Life Sentence”; his testimony before the New York state legislature on why “New York State Must Pass Automatic Expungement ‘Clean Slate’ Legislation”; the #EndPerpetualPunishment Campaign; his Brooklyn mural campaign; and follow him on Twitter @zakithebarber.

For more from Isabel, check out her report: ​​“We Are Not Collateral Consequences: Policy Solutions for Children of Incarcerated Parents, From Arrest to Reentry”; her piece “The Resilient Children of Incarcerated Parents: Interviews”; and more on her idea for a Flourishing Children of Incarcerated Parents federal grant program; and follow her on Twitter @graduateisabel.

For more from Vidal, check out his essay explaining why “Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished. It’s Been Reformed”; read more on the Fix the 13th NY campaign to raise wages for incarcerated folks; and follow him on Twitter @iamvidalguzman.

About the Authors

Vidal Guzman Criminal Justice

Vidal Guzman is a New York City-based community organizer who has worked with the End Qualified Immunity Campaign, Black Lives Matter, and Just Leadership USA. At Next100, Vidal works to end the forced labor of incarcerated people currently allowed under the U.S. Constitution and New York State law, and to improve wages and training opportunities for the incarcerated. Vidal draws on his experience as a formerly incarcerated young person, initially incarcerated at 16, after being tried as an adult.

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Portrait of Isabel Coronado. She has straight brown hair, festive earrings, and a red blazer.
Isabel Coronado Criminal Justice

Isabel Coronado is a citizen of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation. Her clan is the Wind Clan, and her tribal town affiliation is Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. At Next100, Isabel is focused on creating policy aimed at reducing the generational cycle of incarceration in Native communities, after witnessing the effects firsthand.

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Portrait of Michael Zaki Smith, he has closely cut hair, and a short beard.
Michael “Zaki” Smith Criminal Justice

Michael “Zaki” Smith is an entrepreneur and activist with more than fifteen years of experience in youth empowerment and social justice. At Next100, his work focuses on dismantling the collateral consequences of incarceration, policies that have impacted him personally as a formerly incarcerated individual.

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