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JLUSA holds Emerging Leaders™ training in Chicago

By JLUSA

March 28, 2025

JLUSA held another powerful Emerging Leaders™ training in Chicago. See photos!

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JLUSA leaders kick off Live Free Decarceration Fellowship

By JLUSA

November 25, 2024

Leading with Conviction™ graduates kick off Live Free Decarceration Fellowship for returning citizens.

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Reuben Jonathan Miller dissects the impact of mass incarceration

By JLUSA

November 18, 2024

JLUSA board member Reuben Jonathan Miller dissects the impact of mass incarceration

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Timothy Lanier speaks about his experience with disenfranchisement

By JLUSA

November 13, 2024

Timothy Lanier tells his story and speaks about the Freedom to Vote Act.

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Keturah Herron makes history as Kentucky’s first-ever LGBTQ+ woman state senator

By JLUSA

November 8, 2024

Keturah Herron has been elected as Kentucky's first-ever LGBTQ+ woman state senator

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JustLeadershipUSA calls on newly re-elected President Trump and his administration to advance criminal justice reform

By JLUSA

JLUSA calls on newly re-elected President Trump and his administration to advance criminal justice reform

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Kyle Giddings speaks about fighting misinformation and other barriers to voting in jail

By JLUSA

November 6, 2024

Kyle Giddings speaks about working to help people in Colorado jails cast their vote.

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Cecilia Zavala speaks about barriers to voting for incarcerated people

By JLUSA

November 4, 2024

Cecilia Zavala says poverty impacts the ability of incarcerated people to vote.

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Kelly Olson speaks about working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their right to vote

By JLUSA

November 1, 2024

Washington advocates are working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their voting rights.

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Joe Watson says that it’s time to automatically restore lost voting rights in Arizona

By JLUSA

October 29, 2024

Joe Watson calls for restoration of voting rights in the Arizona Mirror.

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Mark Rice calls for independent oversight of Wisconsin prisons

By JLUSA

October 24, 2024

Wisconsin advocates are pushing for more expansive reform of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

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Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

By JLUSA

October 10, 2024

Kentucky state Representative and LwC 2019 graduate Keturah Herron receives the LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

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JustLeadershipUSA Announces Chicago Beyond Grant Recipients for Directly Impacted People to Enact Change Within the Criminal Justice System

By JLUSA

August 14, 2024

JLUSA is excited to announce the recipients of grants from Chicago Beyond for The Chicagoland Community Leadership Development Investment Program.

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Keeda Haynes featured in new short documentary film on second chances

By JLUSA

July 8, 2024

Keeda Haynes (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) featured in documentary film highlighting Shelby County reentry initiatives.

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JustUS Coordinating Council Second Chance Month Reentry Simulation

By JLUSA

April 20, 2024

The JustUS Coordinating Council joins the Office for Access to Justice and the Bureau of Prisons for a reentry simulation event.

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Systems-impacted leaders in Chicago join one of the largest ever Emerging Leaders™ trainings in JLUSA history

By JLUSA

February 16, 2024

JLUSA held one of the largest-ever Emerging Leaders™ trainings in the organization’s 10-year history. See photos.