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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act (H.R.3019 | S. 1401), which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General to conduct rigorous oversight and create a new independent Ombudsman to investigate health and safety of staff and incarcerated people in Federal prisons. This measure, long advocated for by JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) and the JustUS Coordinating Council (JCC), was one of the top recommendations highlighted in our recently released health equity report, Building the Table: A Right to Quality and Continuous Health Care for People Incarcerated and Returning from Incarceration.
“As one of the nation’s largest criminal justice reform organizations that is both founded by and led by formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted people, we applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing this important piece of legislation that has bipartisan support,” said DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO of JLUSA and Founder of the JCC. “As it now goes to the U.S. Senate, we urge them to quickly do the same, and send this to President Biden’s desk for his signature. The lives of the roughly 2 million people currently living behind bars in the care and custody of local jails, state and federal prisons are at stake.”
“As we called for in our groundbreaking health equity report, released last month, the creation of an Ombudsman office would create an anonymous way for people who are incarcerated and their families to report health care concerns and complaints. The office should then have the power to hold correctional settings accountable. Individuals incarcerated have always been seeking an outlet to freely express their concerns of human rights violations. It’s time for Congress and the President to act.”
In our 10th anniversary year, JustLeadershipUSA’s work of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders continues and is growing even stronger!
This is going to be a very special time to look back on the past decade of JLUSA’s important work, the 1,600+ leaders we have helped get to the next level in their work, and even more importantly, we will look ahead to the next 10 years and beyond!
We can’t do this without you. We need your support to help us continue to do this work now and into the future. By making a donation in honor of JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, you are saying to the amazing leaders in our network who represent the 70+ million Americans who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system, “I see you, and I support you!”
Please give a one-time $100 gift or set up a recurring $10 monthly donation to celebrate JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, and together we will build a fair and just U.S. Thank you!
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Since 2014, JustLeadershipUSA has maintained our commitment to ensuring systems-impacted voices are at the forefront of the movement for criminal legal reform, empowering directly impacted leaders in over 45 states with the tools, resources, and connections to transform their work.
Your donation will provide crucial support for our leadership training programs, empowering future generations of leaders and propelling the work of JLUSA and our alumni as we continue to advocate and push reform on issues that matter the most in our communities.
In just 10 years, JLUSA and our network of leaders have worked to dismantle decades of harm caused by the criminal legal system.