Media Release Archive

Formerly incarcerated business owners denounce exclusion from CARES Act relief

April 22, 2020

Criminal justice reform advocates call for release of people in Rikers and Sing Sing

April 9, 2020

Rolling Back Cash Bail Reform is Dangerous — Especially During COVID-19 Pandemic, says JustLeadershipUSA 

April 1, 2020

With coronavirus running wild, it’s the exact wrong time to pack more people in jails and prisons

March 30, 2020

CARES Act doesn’t do nearly enough to keep incarcerated people safe from coronavirus, says JustLeadershipUSA

March 28, 2020

RE: The health hazards of rolling back bail reform

March 18, 2020

JLUSA Offices Temporarily Closed Until Further Notice as a Precaution

March 11, 2020

Statement On Current Bill Package HB 4980-85 From Detroit Justice Center and JustLeadershipUSA

February 24, 2020

Proposed Rollback to Cash Bail Reform Would Re-entrench Racism in NY’S Criminal Justice System, says JustLeadershipUSA

February 12, 2020

Statement from DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA on the New York Police Department’s Recent Press Conference on Bail Reform

February 4, 2020

Media Briefing: The Real Deal on Bail Reform, January 22, 2020

January 22, 2020

Media Briefing: The Real Deal on Bail Reform, January 22, 2020

#CLOSErikers campaign comments on de Blasio announcement on planned jail closure

November 22, 2019

Statement from DeAnna Hoskins President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA on Representative Ayanna Pressley’s Resolution, The People’s Justice Guarantee

November 20, 2019

Statement on House Bill package 4980-85 to expand set aside eligibility and to automate particular expungements

October 29, 2019

#CLOSErikers applauds City Council’s historic vote to Close Rikers and shrink New York City’s jails system — further cementing New York City as the most decarcerated major city in the U.S.

October 17, 2019