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Latecia Hill on Her Fight for a Fair Chance

By Latecia Hill

April 16, 2024

On the road to redemption, it is imperative that we have access to fair-chance employment opportunities, providing sustainable wages, etc.
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Paul Rothschild on True Second Chances

By Paul Rothschild

April 10, 2024

Paul Rothschild (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant) shares his post-incarceration experience and what a true “second chance” really is.
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Jessica Snow announces Flikshop’s new “Family Matters” reentry ebooks

By Jessica Snow

April 3, 2024

Jessica Snow (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) is the Vice President of Operations at Flikshop.
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Guy Hamilton-Smith on people with convictions for sex offenses, science, and “shadow con law”

By JLUSA

March 26, 2024

Guy Hamilton-Smith (Leading With Conviction™ 2019) writes on his personal Substack about sex offenses, science, and what he calls “shadow con law.”
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Tiawana Brown on the city of Charlotte criminalizing homeless people

By Tiawana Brown

February 20, 2024

Charlotte, NC city council recently passed ordinances to criminalize six things that directly impact the city’s homeless population.
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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.
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As Justice-Impacted People, We Recognize an Unjust Supreme Court

By DeAnna Hoskins and Ronald Simpson-Bey

January 2, 2024

JLUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins and Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Ronald Simpson-Bey speak out on the Supreme Court.
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Lester Young on “The Power of Redemption”

By JLUSA

November 27, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialist Lester Young recently spoke at TEDxHilton Head in South Carolina.
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JLUSA leader Johnny Perez on the role of philanthropy in ending solitary confinement

By JLUSA

November 20, 2023

Johnny Perez (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) wrote recently in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Mark Rice shares his personal story as a formerly incarcerated leader

By JLUSA

October 26, 2023

JLUSA leader Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) tells his story on Wisconsin public radio.
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JLUSA leader Emile DeWeaver speaks out on Gavin Newsom’s prison reform in California

By JLUSA

October 19, 2023

Emile DeWeaver (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) writes in The Appeal.
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Rep. Keturah Herron on gun violence and the need for accurate information

By JLUSA

October 12, 2023

Rep. Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) writes on the need for an Office of Gun Violence Prevention in the Department of Public Health.
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Kutcher-Kunis Character Letters Ignite Debate: Exposing America’s Vast Misunderstanding of Sentencing and Justice

By Belen Enriquez

October 3, 2023

The recent controversy involving Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis highlights a glaring lack of understanding of the fundamental role of leniency letters.
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John Koufos on why Republicans should support bail reform

By JLUSA

September 17, 2023

JLUSA leader John Koufos (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) wrote recently in The Washington Times on bail reform.
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JLUSA leader Khalif Ali: “Candidates Need To Give Black Men A Tangible Reason To Vote”

By JLUSA

September 14, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA leader Khalif Ali (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) shared his perspective recently in the Bucks County Beacon.
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JLUSA board member Ashish Prashar on “The Radical Power of Second Chances”

By Ashish Prashar

September 12, 2023

Prashar spoke recently at TEDx Culver City in California on “Mind the Gap: The Radical Power of Second Chances.” Watch the video and read his speech.

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