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Alexander Brown on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 8, 2026

Alexander Brown (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) talks about fair chances at employment after incarceration.

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Ronnie Carrasquillo and Dan Protess from the In Their Hands documentary on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 3, 2026

Ronnie Carrasquillo and director/producer Dan Protess share about the film In Their Hands and partnership with JLUSA for Fair Chance Month.

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Ashley Furst on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

March 25, 2026

Ashley Furst⁠ (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) grew up believing people who were incarcerated were “bad people.” That was until she went to prison.

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Paul Rothschild on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

March 18, 2026

Paul Rothschild (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) on transferring skills from the corporate world to social justice work.

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Crystal Voight on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

March 4, 2026

Crystal Voight⁠ (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) shares her powerful personal story and her vision for helping others with reentry.

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Marcus Kelley on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 25, 2026

Marcus Kelley (Leading with Conviction™ 2024)⁠ talks about his work to end the legal slavery exception clause in the 13th Amendment.

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Melissa Ludin on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 11, 2026

Melissa Ludin (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) talks about balancing her work with the ACLU of Wisconsin and being a partner and a mother of four boys.

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Kyle Giddings on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 4, 2026

Kyle Giddings⁠ (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) says it was a conversation with another person while incarcerated that helped him realize his purpose.

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Tamara Springs on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

January 21, 2026

She spent 16 months mostly in maximum security prison after being convicted for RICO charges in nation’s largest public school cheating scandal.

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Stanford Professor Keith Humphreys discusses the steady decline in mass incarceration in the U.S.—and will it continue?

By JLUSA

December 8, 2025

Stanford Professor Keith Humphreys discusses his groundbreaking research published in The Atlantic magazine earlier this year.

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Ruby Welch and Sheriff Eric Higgins discuss the “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” docuseries

By JLUSA

August 29, 2024

Ruby Welch (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) works with Sheriff Eric Higgins in the Pulaski County, Arkansas, jail system.

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Kristy Laschober on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 22, 2024

She spent five years in prison and says she was angry at how women were treated behind the walls. She’s now a fierce advocate for reentry.

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Ronnie Waters and Felicia Tyson-Waters on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 15, 2024

He was sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile and spent 40 years behind bars. She stood by him and fought for his release for four decades.

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Jessica Snow on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 8, 2024

She lost her job, her home, and was forced to start all over. Today, she is using her educator skills by helping families of incarcerated loved ones.

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Thad Bereday on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

April 1, 2024

He went to federal prison for financial fraud charges, and it changed his life forever. He now hosts the Redemption Radio faith-based podcast.

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Simone Price on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

March 25, 2024

Her personal experience with the criminal justice system is what put her on the path that she is on now, helping others become advocates. Listen now!