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Leader’s Stories

JLUSA leaders kick off Live Free Decarceration Fellowship

JLUSA leaders kick off Live Free Decarceration Fellowship

Leading with Conviction™ graduates kick off Live Free Decarceration Fellowship for returning citizens.
Timothy Lanier speaks about his experience with disenfranchisement

Timothy Lanier speaks about his experience with disenfranchisement

Timothy Lanier tells his story and speaks about the Freedom to Vote Act.
Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

Kentucky state Representative and LwC 2019 graduate Keturah Herron receives the LGBTQ+ trailblazer award
October. The month I was sentenced to 10 years as a child. My first (and only) arrest.

October. The month I was sentenced to 10 years as a child. My first (and only) arrest.

For Youth Justice Action Month, let this be a call to action.
Jeffrey Abramowitz on the power of storytelling in “high impact philanthropy”

Jeffrey Abramowitz on the power of storytelling in “high impact philanthropy”

Jeffrey Abramowitz, J.D. (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) is currently serving as the chief executive officer of the Petey Greene Program.
Tiawana Brown shares her story of going from poverty to Charlotte City Council

Tiawana Brown shares her story of going from poverty to Charlotte City Council

Tiawana Brown (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) spoke at the 2024 Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, NC, on a panel about ending mass incarceration.
Keturah Herron celebrates Pride Month in Kentucky

Keturah Herron celebrates Pride Month in Kentucky

Kentucky state Rep. Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) spoke to WHAS11 at a recent LGBTQ Pride Month event in Louisville.
Marlon Chamberlain on why people with felony convictions should be allowed to run for local office in Illinois

Marlon Chamberlain on why people with felony convictions should be allowed to run for local office in Illinois

Marlon Chamberlain (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) appeared last week on the “Legal Face-Off” show on WGN Radio.
Dawn Harrington speaks to the <em>New York Times</em> about the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s felony convictions

Dawn Harrington speaks to the New York Times about the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s felony convictions

Dawn Harrington (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) says the rhetoric has been “quite frankly dehumanizing to the base that we organize with.”