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Image for post titled “Second chances are critical”: Kemba Smith-Pradia speaks with <em>Nonprofit Quarterly</em>

“Second chances are critical”: Kemba Smith-Pradia speaks with Nonprofit Quarterly

By JLUSA

April 14, 2025

Kemba Smith-Pradia (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) sat down recently for an interview with Nonprofit Quarterly. Here’s what she had to say!
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Hakim Crampton on Michigan ruling life without parole for 18-year-olds “unconstitutional”

By JLUSA

April 11, 2025

A new Michigan Supreme Court rule says people facing life in prison without parole for a crime they committed when they were 18 can be resentenced.
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Ronald Simpson-Bey on “Second Chances Under the Second Trump Administration”

By JLUSA

April 9, 2025

On April 3, JustLeadershipUSA Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Ronald Simpson-Bey joined a bipartisan panel discussion. Watch!
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“For America to make ‘second chances’ a reality through good jobs, we must act now”: Michael Saine at Newsweek

By JLUSA

April 7, 2025

Michael Saine (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) co-authored this op-ed published by Newsweek for Second Chance Month.
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Tracey Syphax hosts dinner and lecture series events in Philadelphia for Second Chance Month

By JLUSA

April 2, 2025

Booker’s in West Philadelphia will spotlight the journeys of two formerly incarcerated Philadelphians who are grabbing headlines.
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Support #SecondChancesInAction this April

By JLUSA

April 1, 2025

Visit justuscc.org/secondchances to access helpful resources to drive action and advocacy this April!
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JLUSA holds Emerging Leaders™ training in Chicago

By JLUSA

March 28, 2025

JLUSA held another powerful Emerging Leaders™ training in Chicago. See photos!
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JLUSA leaders in Georgia advocating for justice for women who have been victims of abuse

By JLUSA

March 26, 2025

Robyn Hasan-Simpson (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) and Dominique Grant (LwC 2024) sit down with NBC 11 to discuss the Georgia Survivor Justice Act.
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Dr. Donna Hylton talks with NY1 about her work with A Little Piece of Light

By JLUSA

March 24, 2025

Dr. Donna Hylton (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) sat down March 23 with NY1 for Women’s History Month to share her powerful personal story.
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“The Strike” documentary on PBS shows the fight to end solitary confinement in California prisons

By JLUSA

March 21, 2025

The Strike is on its surface a documentary about the practice of solitary confinement in America.
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Maggie Luna and Latecia Hill participate in Texas reentry panel discussion

By JLUSA

March 17, 2025

Maggie Luna (Leading with Conviction™ 2021) and Latecia Hill (LwC 2024) participated in a panel discussion on reentry in Texas. Watch video!
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Justice-impacted artists performing at SXSW Music Festival this week

By JLUSA

March 14, 2025

Performing at this year’s SXSW Music Festival are several artists with lived experience of the criminal legal system in this country. Take a look!