Onward Blog

Andrew Winn on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 27, 2023

As a kid, he enjoyed playing in the dirt. Today he helps give people in 10 California prisons the experience of gardening.

Avalon Betts-Gaston on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 22, 2023

She is fighting for her fellow women and girls, both inside prisons and after re-entry.

Tony McCright on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 16, 2023

He ran his illegal enterprises like a business. So when he got out of prison, he decided to use those same talents for helping others build wealth.

Announcing the JustUS Coordinating Council

By JLUSA

The JCC is a national network of systems-impacted people who no longer demand a “Seat at the Table” but are instead “BUILDING OUR OWN.”

Philip Cooper speaks about barriers to reentry

By JLUSA

February 15, 2023

Leading with Conviction 2022 graduate Philip Cooper speaks about barriers to reentry on CBS17.

A National Initiative to Advance Racial Equity in the Criminal Legal System

By Ronald Simpson-Bey, Marlene Biener

February 14, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA and Association of Prosecuting Attorneys collaborate to issue historic report on advancing race equity in the criminal legal system.

Maggie Luna on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 9, 2023

She thought she was going to die in prison, because of the poor conditions. Now, she's fighting for the lives of her fellow Texans.

50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending The Mass Incarceration Crisis In America

By JLUSA

February 8, 2023

A campaign to raise awareness about the dire state of the U.S. criminal legal system and the devastating impact of incarceration.

Ahead of Biden’s SOTU Address, JLUSA and Other Groups Call on President to Address Criminal Justice Reform

By JLUSA

February 2, 2023

JLUSA and other justice groups call on President Biden to address criminal justice reform in his State of the Union address.

Derek Matthews on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

He was one of the nation’s top cops. Then he went to prison himself. Derek Matthews sits down with the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.

Paying a Debt to Society: Expunging Criminal Records as a Pathway to Increased Employment

By JLUSA

January 24, 2023

Hakim Crampton writes that expungement is a pathway to increased employment.

Challenging 50 Years of Mass Incarceration

By JLUSA

January 23, 2023

Join JLUSA Executive Vice President Ronald Simpson-Bey on January 25.

Keeda Haynes on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

She went to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Now she’s committed to using her legal work to help others who are directly impacted.

Does our criminal justice system allow for true redemption?

By JLUSA

January 17, 2023

Rick Speck speaks about redemption and criminal legal reform with WDET.

Free to Succeed: Marlon Chamberlain

By JLUSA

Leading with Conviction 2019 graduate Marlon Chamberlain tells his story.

Tarra Simmons proposes minimum wage pay for incarcerated people

By JLUSA

January 6, 2023

Washington State Representative Tarra Simmons is working to close the slavery loophole in Washington prisons.