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The federal bill that was inspired in part by JLUSA’s #JustUs policy recommendations has passed in the House of Representatives!
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) who introduced the Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act (HR.7940) in the House of Representatives, included this bill as an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023, which passed with bipartisan support.
Bipartisan support of this bill—which will ensure prison disaster response and recovery plans during natural disasters and public health emergencies—highlights the commonsense nature of protecting the health, safety, and civil rights of incarcerated individuals. JLUSA is celebrating this victory, while keeping our foot on the gas pedal for passage of the Senate version of this legislation (S.2592) and other actions to keep incarcerated people safe from undue harm.
JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins issued the following statement: “We recognize this is an important milestone, but we still have further to go in order to protect the lives of incarcerated people during natural disasters and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We need everyone to contact their Senators and call on them to support this legislation to get this to President Biden’s desk urgently.”
Contact: Stephen Roach Knight, stephen@jlusa.org / jlusa@ellecomm.com
In our 10th anniversary year, JustLeadershipUSA’s work of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders continues and is growing even stronger!
This is going to be a very special time to look back on the past decade of JLUSA’s important work, the 1,600+ leaders we have helped get to the next level in their work, and even more importantly, we will look ahead to the next 10 years and beyond!
We can’t do this without you. We need your support to help us continue to do this work now and into the future. By making a donation in honor of JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, you are saying to the amazing leaders in our network who represent the 70+ million Americans who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system, “I see you, and I support you!”
Please give a one-time $100 gift or set up a recurring $10 monthly donation to celebrate JLUSA’s 10th anniversary year, and together we will build a fair and just U.S. Thank you!
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Since 2014, JustLeadershipUSA has maintained our commitment to ensuring systems-impacted voices are at the forefront of the movement for criminal legal reform, empowering directly impacted leaders in over 45 states with the tools, resources, and connections to transform their work.
Your donation will provide crucial support for our leadership training programs, empowering future generations of leaders and propelling the work of JLUSA and our alumni as we continue to advocate and push reform on issues that matter the most in our communities.
In just 10 years, JLUSA and our network of leaders have worked to dismantle decades of harm caused by the criminal legal system.