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JustLeadershipUSA Recognizes President Biden for Issuing a Record 1,500 Commutations and Calls on Him to Continue Doing Even More

By JLUSA

December 12, 2024

Today, President Joe Biden announced he would commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardon 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.

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Reuben Jonathan Miller dissects the impact of mass incarceration

By JLUSA

November 18, 2024

JLUSA board member Reuben Jonathan Miller dissects the impact of mass incarceration

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JustLeadershipUSA calls on newly re-elected President Trump and his administration to advance criminal justice reform

By JLUSA

November 8, 2024

JLUSA calls on newly re-elected President Trump and his administration to advance criminal justice reform

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Kelly Olson speaks about working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their right to vote

By JLUSA

November 1, 2024

Washington advocates are working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their voting rights.

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DeAnna Hoskins Is the First Formerly Incarcerated Person in U.S. History to Become a White House Fellow

By JLUSA

October 3, 2024

Today the President’s Commission on White House Fellows announced that DeAnna Hoskins has been appointed as one of the program’s next 15 leaders.

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JustLeadershipUSA Receives Grant to Conduct Community-Based Research Aimed at Reducing Inequities, Improve Health Outcomes

By JLUSA

August 22, 2024

JLUSA is one of four teams of scientists and community leaders to engage historically underrepresented communities in research to improve health.

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JustLeadershipUSA Announces Chicago Beyond Grant Recipients for Directly Impacted People to Enact Change Within the Criminal Justice System

By JLUSA

August 14, 2024

JLUSA is excited to announce the recipients of grants from Chicago Beyond for The Chicagoland Community Leadership Development Investment Program.

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JustLeadership Condems California Governor’s Executive Order to Demolish Homeless Encampments and Criminalize Homelessness

July 30, 2024

JustLeadershipUSA joins California-based homelessness and housing organizations in condemning Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order.

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JustLeadershipUSA and the JustUS Coordinating Council Condemn the Nebraska AG’s Decision that Promotes Felony Voter Disenfranchisement

By JLUSA

July 29, 2024

JLUSA condemns recent efforts by Nebraska’s Attorney General and Secretary of State to halt any new voter registrations of Nebraskans with felonies.

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JustLeadershipUSA Thanks President Biden for His Leadership and Calls on Him to Use His Authority to Deliver Justice Before His Term Ends

By JLUSA

July 25, 2024

This weekend, President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for president.

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JustLeadershipUSA Applauds the FCC’s Move to Reduce Rates on Voice and Video Calls in Carceral Facilities

By JLUSA

July 18, 2024

Today’s decision will cut rates on video calls in carceral facilities by more than half and lower rate caps for voice calls.

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JustLeadershipUSA Celebrates the Passage of the Federal Prison Oversight Act and Urges President Biden to Sign It Into Law

By JLUSA

July 11, 2024

This week, Congress announced the full passage of the Federal Prison Oversight Act.

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JustLeadershipUSA Speaks Out Against Grants Pass Decision for Persons Who are Unhoused

By JLUSA

June 28, 2024

Today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will have dire consequences for the basic notion that housing is a human right.

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JustLeadershipUSA Calls on Other State Governors to Follow Maryland’s Lead and Issue Immediate Pardons for Marijuana Charges

By JLUSA

June 17, 2024

Today Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of this kind.

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JustLeadershipUSA Rejects the Pew Research Center’s Use of the Term “Racial Conspiracy Theories”

By JLUSA

June 12, 2024

The Pew Research Center has issued a new report entitled “Black Americans and Racial Conspiracy Theories About U.S. Institutions.” JLUSA responds.

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JustLeadershipUSA Statement on the Passage of New York State Bill 309 in the Senate

By JLUSA

June 10, 2024

Last week, the bill that was inspired in part by JLUSA’s #JustUs policy recommendations passed in the New York State Senate.