Onward Blog

Keturah Herron joins bipartisan effort to pass the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

By JLUSA

March 13, 2024

Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) joined a bipartisan group of Kentucky Congress members to support the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act.

Two formerly incarcerated men walk into a police station …

By John Fabricius

March 12, 2024

John Fabricius (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant) shares this story from Georgetown, Kentucky.

Chandra Bozelko writes on Medicaid coverage for incarcerated individuals

By JLUSA

March 7, 2024

Chandra Bozelko (Emerging Leaders™ 2016) writes at The National Memo.

JustLeadershipUSA celebrates Women’s History Month

By JLUSA

March 1, 2024

Throughout every aspect of our DNA, women have played a vital role in shaping our organization and driving its success.

Emilee Shell rallies poor and low-wage Mississippians to march on their state capital

By JLUSA

Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) is a tri-chair with the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign. Watch her speech!

Yasmine Arrington is a finalist for SUCCESS magazine’s “2024 Women of Influence”

By JLUSA

February 29, 2024

Every year, the SUCCESS Women of Influence awards shine an exciting spotlight on remarkable women who transcend boundaries.

Pauline Rogers calls Mississippi prison conditions “a clear violation of basic human rights”

By JLUSA

February 23, 2024

Incarcerated people at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment.

Kyle Giddings on Colorado’s move to become the first state to require in-person voting in jails

By JLUSA

February 21, 2024

Colorado could become the first state to require county jails to set up in-person voting stations for incarcerated voters.

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.

New documentary short film “Forging Heroes” features Brandon Smith and forestry firefighting in California

By JLUSA

February 15, 2024

This week, ABC7 released a 22-minute short documentary film highlighting the work of the Forestry & Fire Recruitment Program. Watch now!

End The Exception campaign presents Lincoln: “The most famous speech never given”

By JLUSA

February 14, 2024

JustLeadershipUSA is a partner in the campaign to End the Exception in the 13th amendment that abolished slavery, except for those incarcerated.

Chivas Watson on the power of community

By JLUSA

February 13, 2024

Leading with Conviction™ 2023 graduate Chivas Watson leverages the power of community to support people released from incarceration.

Formerly Incarcerated Man Shares Long Road To Voting Again

By Lisa Landrum

February 9, 2024

Reporter Lisa Landrum tells the story of one man in Virginia who recently had his day in court to confirm his voting rights were restored.

Dominique Grant speaks out on Georgia’s Senate Bill 63

By JLUSA

February 7, 2024

Dominique Grant (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) co-authored an op-ed to address the recently passed Georgia Senate Bill 63. Here’s what she said.

Tracey Syphax celebrates Black History Month with special menu items at Booker’s restaurant

By JLUSA

February 6, 2024

Tracey Syphax (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) and his wife Cheri were featured for Black History Month recently on ABC 6 in Philadelphia.

Mark Rice on Wisconsin’s prison lockdowns: “A hellish limbo”

By JLUSA

January 31, 2024

Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), coordinator of the Wisconsin Transformational Justice Campaign, joins the “Rattling the Bars” podcast.