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Image for post titled Chazidy Bowman on her “full circle moment”—from Emerging Leaders™ participant to panelist speaker

Chazidy Bowman on her “full circle moment”—from Emerging Leaders™ participant to panelist speaker

By Chazidy Bowman

May 8, 2024

Chazidy Bowman (Leading with Conviction™ 2021) spoke on a panel recently at the Emerging Leaders™ training in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Timothy Burgess on the state of criminal justice reform in Vermont

By JLUSA

May 7, 2024

Timothy Burgess (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) describes Vermont’s position on second chances: “You know all the music, and none of the words.”

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Melissa Ludin on advocating for second chances in Wisconsin

By Melissa Ludin

April 29, 2024

“Second chances don’t often support people categorized under violent offenses.”

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Marcus Kelley on the existence of slavery in Michigan’s prison system

By JLUSA

April 24, 2024

Marcus Kelley (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant) writes for Riverwise Detroit about the exist of slavery in Michigan prisons.

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Navigating the Paradox: Second Chance Month vs. Fair Chance Hiring

By Ashley Furst

April 23, 2024

Ashley Furst (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant) writes, “Individuals with lived experience … can help create solutions to these problems.”

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Lauren Johnson and Ruby Welch write on Second Chance Month for Ms. Magazine

By JLUSA

April 21, 2024

Lauren Johnson (LwC 2016) and Ruby Welch (LwC 2023) write about Second Chance Month at Ms. Magazine.

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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 alumni voices concern why philanthropy isn’t doing more to end 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.