Media Release Archive

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

#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

Formerly incarcerated leaders urge lawmakers to consider a community-driven vision for expungement

September 23, 2019

Formerly incarcerated leaders, criminal justice advocates dismayed by lackluster expungement bill package

September 9, 2019

#CLOSErikers Leaders Testified at Historic City Council Hearing that Will Inform Decisive October Vote and Facilitate Closure of Rikers – Impacted Leaders Greeted Hearing Attendees with Public Art and Storytelling 

September 5, 2019

City Planning Commission certifies ULURP application for borough-based facilities that would facilitate closure of Rikers

September 3, 2019

Statement from JustLeadershipUSA’s Philadelphia Campaign Coordinator Reuben Jones On Risk Assessments Considered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing

August 23, 2019