Onward Blog

David Garlock shares his powerful personal story on the Cold Red Podcast

By JLUSA

January 30, 2024

The latest episode featuring David Garlock (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) is entitled, “He Went From Murdering His Abuser to Starring in Films ...”

60 Minutes on the Federal Bureau of Prisons: “An Agency in Crisis”

By JLUSA

January 29, 2024

60 Minutes went inside a federal women’s prison where inmates had a message for the crisis-plagued Bureau of Prisons: “Fix it.”

Savvy Shabazz on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

He’s been recognized as a grassroots leader in the Louisville, Kentucky, community, and he’s making a huge impact statewide.

Avalon Betts-Gaston on supporting immigrants and the formerly incarcerated in Aurora, Illinois

By JLUSA

January 27, 2024

Avalon Betts-Gaston (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) speaks to Illinois public radio about the need for affordable housing.

Watch the new hour-long “Fully Free” documentary

By JLUSA

January 26, 2024

Marlon Chamberlain (LwC 2019) is featured in the new hour-long documentary “Fully Free: Ending Permanent Punishment.”

Kerry Washington on her latest project, the “Daughters” documentary about four girls with incarcerated fathers

By JLUSA

January 24, 2024

The movie centers on four girls in Washington, D.C., as they prepare for a Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers.

Rep. Tarra Simmons proposes bill to give incarcerated people in Washington state the right to vote

By JLUSA

January 23, 2024

Washington House Bill 2030 would effectively allow anyone incarcerated in a state prison to vote or sit on a jury.

JLUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins Receives Assistant Adjunct Professorship at Yale School of Medicine

By JLUSA

January 22, 2024

DeAnna Hoskins was recently appointed as Assistant Adjunct Professor at Yale School of Medicine for her role in the ADVANCE project.

Ronald Simpson-Bey shares his story on “The Stories Behind the Sentence”

By JLUSA

January 19, 2024

In December, JustLeadershipUSA Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Ronald Simpson-Bey joined a virtual panel discussion.

JLUSA collaborates with Vera Institute on new “Dignity Principles” report/guide

By JLUSA

January 17, 2024

The new report released last week is entitled Dignity Principles: A Guide to Ensure the Humane Treatment of People in U.S. Carceral Settings.

JLUSA leader Candice Bailey set to deliver monologue on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024

By JLUSA

January 12, 2024

For Candice Bailey (Leading with Conviction™ 2023), delivering a monologue is her way of paying homage to the fearless leaders who came before.

Will the Supreme Court Deprive Incarcerated People of Health Care?

By Chandra Bozelko

January 9, 2024

JLUSA leader Chandra Bozelko (Emerging Leaders™ 2016) writes about a recent case that could come before the Supreme Court.