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JustUS Coordinating Council Second Chance Month Reentry Simulation

JustUS Coordinating Council Second Chance Month Reentry Simulation

The JustUS Coordinating Council joins the Office for Access to Justice and the Bureau of Prisons for a reentry simulation event.
Reshaping the Presidential Pardon Process

Reshaping the Presidential Pardon Process

The JCC confronts the urgent need for substantive reform in the presidential pardon application process.
DeAnna Hoskins writes on felony disenfranchisement for Democracy Docket

DeAnna Hoskins writes on felony disenfranchisement for Democracy Docket

Felony disenfranchisement is an issue that rarely makes headlines, but it should concern all Americans who care about democracy.
Directly Impacted Consumer Rights and New Federal Efforts

Directly Impacted Consumer Rights and New Federal Efforts

Increasing economic mobility also means increasing the knowledge of consumer rights in the process or reentry and reintegration.
SBA’s Proposed Amendments Increase Economic Mobility for Justice-Impacted Americans

SBA’s Proposed Amendments Increase Economic Mobility for Justice-Impacted Americans

Last week the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a number of long-overdue proposed amendments.
Second Chance Employment: Addressing Concerns About Negligent Hiring Liability

Second Chance Employment: Addressing Concerns About Negligent Hiring Liability

A new report report from the Legal Action Center and National Workrights Institute addresses concerns about negligent hiring liability.
JustUS Coordinating Council meets with federal departmental offices in Washington, D.C.

JustUS Coordinating Council meets with federal departmental offices in Washington, D.C.

JustUS Coordinating Council meets with federal departmental offices in Washington, D.C.
I asked people with conviction histories about barriers to employment. Here’s what they told me.

I asked people with conviction histories about barriers to employment. Here’s what they told me.

Jobs are not going to go to the largest and most diverse talent pool in this nation—the 79 million people with a record. We have solutions.
JustUS Coordinating Council called “spearhead for the criminal justice reform movement”

JustUS Coordinating Council called “spearhead for the criminal justice reform movement”

Chris Stevens, founder of A More Just America, writes [The JCC is] “working to create … a defined spearhead for the criminal justice reform movement.”
DeAnna Hoskins interviewed on Roland Martin Unfiltered

DeAnna Hoskins interviewed on Roland Martin Unfiltered

On April 28, JLUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered to speak about the launch of the JustUS Coordinating Council.
Inaugural Second Chance Freedom Ball

Inaugural Second Chance Freedom Ball

Sign up to get on the waiting list for next year’s Second Chance Freedom Ball
JustUS Coordinating Council Launch Gathering

JustUS Coordinating Council Launch Gathering

Join us online or in person for the launch of the JustUS Coordinating Council!
A National Initiative to Advance Racial Equity in the Criminal Legal System

A National Initiative to Advance Racial Equity in the Criminal Legal System

JustLeadershipUSA and Association of Prosecuting Attorneys collaborate to issue historic report on advancing race equity in the criminal legal system.