JLUSA is building and activating the network of leaders needed to initiate and lead policy reform efforts in their communities and to connect that local power to a broad, national movement. Through our Leadership in Action initiatives, we forge intersectional partnerships across organizations and build relationships with policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels in order to dismantle racist and oppressive systems. We walk the walk. We are led by people directly impacted by the criminal legal system, we have campaign and leadership training experience and expertise, and we have an expanding base of trained community leaders.