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JLUSA President & CEO DeAnna Hoskins returns from White House Fellowship

By JLUSA

September 9, 2025

A message from JLUSA President & CEO DeAnna Hoskins
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Louis L. Reed on how prison reform laws could safely free thousands of people

By JLUSA

“Criminal justice reform ... offers a rare opportunity for common ground.”
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David Gaspar on why ending cash bail actually works—in the New York Times

By JLUSA

September 3, 2025

“Community safety, not personal wealth, best determines who is released and who is detained.”
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Dr. Aaron Kinzel on going from incarceration to academia

By JLUSA

September 2, 2025

We are so excited that Dr. Aaron Kinzel has joined JustLeadershipUSA as a Research Fellow!
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After 40 years in prison, Philadelphia couple release “A New Voice” documentary about returning citizens

By JLUSA

August 29, 2025

After spending 40 years in incarceration, Philadelphia couple Mike and Debbie Davis are turning their lives around as filmmakers.
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Sen. Keturah Herron joins Louisville Community Safety Commission along with other local change agents

By JLUSA

August 27, 2025

As issues of violence, substance use, and residents’ lack of trust in police persist in the Metro, that’s where the group of change agents comes in.

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JustLeadershipUSA® Opposes Effort to End “Cashless Bail” Policies in D.C. and Nationwide

By JLUSA

August 25, 2025

Today’s directive is yet another example of a solution in search of a problem.
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Robyn Hasan-Simpson on why Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act is “better” than others around the nation

By JLUSA

“We just shared our story of how by having this law, it basically protects us for trying to survive.”
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Fox and Rob return to the screen with new Time II: Unfinished Business documentary

By JLUSA

August 22, 2025

In this touching next chapter of their saga, the film plunges us headfirst into the aftermath of Rob’s release from Angola after 21 grueling years.
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Doug Smith on his new book The Path of Rocks and Thorns: Leadership Lessons from a Prison Cell

By JLUSA

August 20, 2025

Doug Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) has a new book entitled The Path of Rocks & Thorns: Leadership Lessons from a Prison Cell.
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Harold Trulear, Ph.D. shares his powerful personal story — from incarceration to the academy

By JLUSA

August 18, 2025

Dr. Harold Trulear (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) sits down for a powerful conversation on justice and the prophetic witness of the Black Church.
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“Songs from the Hole” one of the best new things to watch on streaming this week

By JLUSA

August 15, 2025

Songs From the Hole focuses on JJ’88, who says he’s been “thinking about freedom since the day I got locked up when I was 15.”