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By JLUSA
March 15, 2024
Celia Colón (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) has launched a new TV series on the JD3 streaming platform. Watch the trailer!
February 1, 2024
SaulPaul (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) was featured last week on PBS Newshour.
January 30, 2024
The latest episode featuring David Garlock (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) is entitled, “He Went From Murdering His Abuser to Starring in Films ...”
December 11, 2023
Patrice Palmer (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) was featured recently in The Ohio State University alumni magazine.
December 5, 2023
Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) speaks about his work to empower incarcerated youth in Texas.
October 10, 2023
Philip “Change Agent” Cooper (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) talks about his lived experience and work around mental health and recovery.
By David Garlock, Prison Journalism Project
September 13, 2023
JLUSA leader David Garlock (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) wrote recently about his experience for the Prison Journalism Project.
August 16, 2023
The Defender interviewed Kemba Smith Pradia (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) during the recent National Urban League Convention in Houston.
August 10, 2023
Johnny Perez (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), director of U.S. Prison Programs for the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, is speaking out.
August 5, 2023
A new short film follows Kent Mendoza and youth he mentors, as they fight for the implementation of alternatives to youth incarceration in California.
By Ronald Simpson-Bey
June 16, 2023
Since 2001, every Father’s Day has been a bittersweet moment for me.
March 16, 2023
JLUSA leader Maggie Luna spoke with Texas Observer about barriers to reentry.
February 28, 2023
Marlon Chamberlain reveals the invisible bars called “permanent punishments” that follow people long after their prison sentences have been served.
October 26, 2022
JLUSA leader Savvy Shabazz speaks about having his voting rights restored
August 15, 2022
Brandon Smith is a 2020 Leading with Conviction graduate. He shares his story with The Frontline at Atmos.
By Richard Speck, #LwC2021
November 10, 2021
Richard Speck is a Community Engagement Specialist at Safe and Just Michigan.