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Image for post titled Timothy Lanier speaks about his experience with disenfranchisement

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 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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October. The month I was sentenced to 10 years as a child. My first (and only) arrest.

By Dieter Cantu

October 3, 2024

For Youth Justice Action Month, let this be a call to action.
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Jeffrey Abramowitz on the power of storytelling in “high impact philanthropy”

By JLUSA

August 27, 2024

Jeffrey Abramowitz, J.D. (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) is currently serving as the chief executive officer of the Petey Greene Program.
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Tiawana Brown shares her story of going from poverty to Charlotte City Council

By JLUSA

July 18, 2024

Tiawana Brown (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) spoke at the 2024 Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, NC, on a panel about ending mass incarceration.
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Keturah Herron celebrates Pride Month in Kentucky

By JLUSA

June 26, 2024

Kentucky state Rep. Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) spoke to WHAS11 at a recent LGBTQ Pride Month event in Louisville.
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Marlon Chamberlain on why people with felony convictions should be allowed to run for local office in Illinois

By JLUSA

June 10, 2024

Marlon Chamberlain (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) appeared last week on the “Legal Face-Off” show on WGN Radio.
Image for post titled Dawn Harrington speaks to the <em>New York Times</em> about the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s felony convictions

Dawn Harrington speaks to the New York Times about the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s felony convictions

By JLUSA

June 5, 2024

Dawn Harrington (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) says the rhetoric has been “quite frankly dehumanizing to the base that we organize with.”
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Kemba movie continuing to get attention and reach audiences

By JLUSA

June 4, 2024

Kemba Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) sat down recently with FOX5 Atlanta and national NPR. Listen to those interviews now!
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Kristy Laschober shares message of hope to incarcerated people via video conference

By JLUSA

May 31, 2024

Kristy Laschober (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) spoke recently via videoconference for the “Tuesday Night Huddle” hosted by Hope for Prisoners.
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Chazidy Bowman Robinson shares her story of becoming an advocate around post-incarceration syndrome (PICS)

By JLUSA

May 23, 2024

Chazidy Bowman Robinson (Leading with Conviction™ 2021) shares her powerful personal story with Ohio public radio.
Image for post titled John Koufos shares his powerful story with The Last Mile radio show

John Koufos shares his powerful story with The Last Mile radio show

By JLUSA

May 21, 2024

Hear how his reckoning with alcoholism was nearly fatal, and how his work in support of criminal justice reform is bolstered by his lived experience.
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Teresa Hodge speaks on “Innovators Rethinking Criminal Justice Systems” at the Milken Institute’s 2024 Global Conference

By JLUSA

May 20, 2024

On May 8, Teresa Hodge (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) joined a panel of experts to discuss “innovations reshaping justice systems.”
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Tiawana Brown celebrates opening of second home in the Charlotte area for women leaving prison

By JLUSA

May 17, 2024

Tiawana Brown (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) couldn’t stop smiling when she opened the doors to a second home in the Charlotte area for women.
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Kimberly Haven speaks to EBONY about reproductive justice for women in prison

By JLUSA

May 16, 2024

“Individuals in the care, custody, and control of the state do not know ... their rights to care.”
Image for post titled Kelly Savage-Rodriguez shares her powerful story with <em>The Guardian</em>

Kelly Savage-Rodriguez shares her powerful story with The Guardian

By JLUSA

May 10, 2024

Survivors who are criminally charged often do not have their history of abuse taken into account during court cases.

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