Onward Blog

Cecilia Zavala speaks about barriers to voting for incarcerated people

By JLUSA

November 4, 2024

Cecilia Zavala says poverty impacts the ability of incarcerated people to vote.

Kelly Olson speaks about working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their right to vote

By JLUSA

November 1, 2024

Washington advocates are working to inform formerly incarcerated people of their voting rights.

Joe Watson says that it’s time to automatically restore lost voting rights in Arizona

By JLUSA

October 29, 2024

Joe Watson calls for restoration of voting rights in the Arizona Mirror.

Mark Rice calls for independent oversight of Wisconsin prisons

By JLUSA

October 24, 2024

Wisconsin advocates are pushing for more expansive reform of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

New documentary film festival taking place inside Sing Sing prison

By JLUSA

October 23, 2024

Lawrence Bartley says his new film festival will put a unique critical eye on film documentaries about prisons and policing.

Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

By JLUSA

October 10, 2024

Kentucky state Representative and LwC 2019 graduate Keturah Herron receives the LGBTQ+ trailblazer award

Some people convicted of felonies can actually vote from prison in Texas — but they may not know it

By JLUSA

October 7, 2024

Jennifer Toon (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant) thinks incarcerated people would take advantage of their right to vote if they knew.

DeAnna Hoskins Is the First Formerly Incarcerated Person in U.S. History to Become a White House Fellow

By JLUSA

October 3, 2024

Today the President’s Commission on White House Fellows announced that DeAnna Hoskins has been appointed as one of the program’s next 15 leaders.

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

By Dieter Cantu

For Youth Justice Action Month, let this be a call to action.

Bard Prison Initiative college graduate tells his story to In These Times

By JLUSA

October 2, 2024

Marcelino Rodriguez had no debt when he was released from prison in 2019 — and no credit. He quickly took on debt in an attempt to build more credit.

Robyn Hasan Simpson speaks at the Atlantic Festival 2024 on pretrial detention and the state of America’s jails

By JLUSA

September 30, 2024

Robyn Hasan Simpson (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) spoke September 19 at the Atlantic Festival 2024 held at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.

Maggie Luna on celebrating people who’ve overcome their addictions and honoring those we’ve lost to overdose

By JLUSA

September 27, 2024

September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate people who’ve overcome their addictions and honor those we’ve lost to overdose.