Uzoma
Orchingwa
Ameelio
—
CEO, Founder
Incarceration, Bail & Bonds, Parole
Mass incarceration
Prison Communications Industry
History, Social Science, Popular Culture
American Penal Policy
Overview
Uzoma Orchingwa is the Founder and CEO of Ameelio, a non-profit technology company that builds free technology to accelerate the creation of a more humane and rehabilitative justice system. He is also a joint-degree student at Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. He has received a Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, and Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He holds a Masters of Philosophy degree in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. His work has been featured in Forbes, The Washington Post, Business Insider, Tech Crunch, Fast Company, OZY among other outlets.
Contact Info & Social Media
Self
Uzoma
zo@ameelio.org
Racial Justice
Expertise
Expertise
Additional Context on Racial Justice Expertise.
Topics of
Expertise
Expertise
Additional Context on Topics of Expertise
- Challenges families with incarcerated families are faced with
- How America became the largest incarcerator in the world
- Understanding the interplay between race and class
- Poverty drives the criminal justice system in the U.S., and in turn, the prison industry.
- How to communicate with someone in prison
- Challenges inmates face upon being released
Relevant Work
& Recognition
& Recognition
Additional Context on Relevant Work & Awards
Consulting Services
& Credits
& Credits
Additional Context on Consulting Services + Credits
- Served as expert for news outlets covering issues on incarceration, prison communications, and mass incarcearation
Diversity
- Igbo (Nigerian Language)
- Black and/or African American
- Nigerian-American, African-American
- Man
- Yes
- Christianity
- Igbo (Nigerian Language)
- Black and/or African American
- Nigerian-American, African-American
- Man
- N / A
- Yes
- Christianity
- N / A
Work
- CT
- Conversations & Presentations
- Connections to Other Experts, Organizations & Sources
- In-Depth Consultations
- Sharing Stories & Personal Experiences
- Materials Review (Scripts, Policies, etc.)
- Community or Brand Partnerships
- Research & Data
- Workshops & Trainings
- Other
- Nonprofit / Community
- Legal or Criminal Justice
- Yale Law School
- University of Cambridge
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
- CT
- Conversations & Presentations
- Connections to Other Experts, Organizations & Sources
- In-Depth Consultations
- Sharing Stories & Personal Experiences
- Materials Review (Scripts, Policies, etc.)
- Community or Brand Partnerships
- Research & Data
- Workshops & Trainings
- Other
- Nonprofit / Community
- Legal or Criminal Justice
Current
- N / A
- N / A
Current
- N / A
- N / A
- Yale Law School
- University of Cambridge
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Gates-Cambridge Scholarship
