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How Keturah Herron became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the Kentucky Senate

By JLUSA

June 2, 2025

Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) is the first openly LGBTQ woman to be elected to the Kentucky Senate.
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New Almost Home documentary shows what reentry is like post-incarceration

By JLUSA

May 30, 2025

“Almost Home: Life After Incarceration” explores the uphill battle formerly incarcerated individuals face as they reenter society.
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Chazidy Robinson talks about Post-Incarceration Syndrome on the Inside Out Podcast

By JLUSA

May 28, 2025

In a new episode of the Inside Out Podcast, host Noah Asher engages in a profound conversation with Chazidy Robinson (Leading with Conviction™ 2021).
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JLUSA team members present on the JUSTResearch Partner Hub at Community Driven Research Approaches meeting

By JLUSA

May 27, 2025

Ronald Simpson-Bey and Bill Basel presented last week at the Community Driven Research Approaches (CDRA) HERN meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
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Documentary about a men’s quilting group inside a maximum security prison—one of the best things streaming right now on Netflix

By JLUSA

May 23, 2025

The Quilters is a 32-minute documentary that follows a men’s quilting group inside a maximum security prison in Licking, Missouri.
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JustLeadershipUSA Statement on the Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

By JLUSA

May 22, 2025

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has signaled support for critical investment that would advance economic mobility of directly impacted people.
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Ashley Furst on first-of-its-kind visitation clothing program at Denver, Colorado jail

By JLUSA

May 21, 2025

Ashley Furst (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) talks about a groundbreaking new partnership between Goodwill of Colorado and the Denver jail.
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Yasmine Arrington Brooks has two new books out—available now

By JLUSA

May 19, 2025

Yasmine Arrington Brooks (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) has two new, self-published books available now! Here they are.

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JustLeadershipUSA Opposes Danger Posed in the House Ways and Means Budget Bill

By JLUSA

May 15, 2025

The proposed language in Section 112209, “Termination of Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist-Supporting Organizations,” should be excluded.
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Tavis Smiley interviews Emile DeWeaver about his new book Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine

By JLUSA

May 14, 2025

Emile DeWeaver (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) talks about his new book and why the urgency to reimagine the criminal justice system is now.
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Kentucky Sen. Keturah Herron supports mental health treatment for youth in the Department of Juvenile Justice system

By JLUSA

May 12, 2025

Sen. Keturah Herron (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) called for a continued look at the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Fiona Apple releases single dedicated to mothers in pretrial detention

By JLUSA

May 9, 2025

The music video for Fiona Apple’s new song, “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home),” features women impacted by pretrial detention.