Onward Blog

Formerly Incarcerated Man Shares Long Road To Voting Again

By Lisa Landrum

February 9, 2024

Reporter Lisa Landrum tells the story of one man in Virginia who recently had his day in court to confirm his voting rights were restored.

Dominique Grant speaks out on Georgia’s Senate Bill 63

By JLUSA

February 7, 2024

Dominique Grant (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) co-authored an op-ed to address the recently passed Georgia Senate Bill 63. Here’s what she said.

Tracey Syphax celebrates Black History Month with special menu items at Booker’s restaurant

By JLUSA

February 6, 2024

Tracey Syphax (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) and his wife Cheri were featured for Black History Month recently on ABC 6 in Philadelphia.

Ruby Welch on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 5, 2024

She’s set her sights on building a network of “safe houses” for women across Arkansas. Ruby Welch (LwC 2023) joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

The Kemba movie trailer is here—release date announced!

By JLUSA

February 2, 2024

The film, inspired by the work of real-life criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith (LwC 2019), is set to premiere on BET+ on Feb. 22!

SaulPaul talks about “Be The Change” on PBS Newshour

By JLUSA

February 1, 2024

SaulPaul (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) was featured last week on PBS Newshour.

Mark Rice on Wisconsin’s prison lockdowns: “A hellish limbo”

By JLUSA

January 31, 2024

Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), coordinator of the Wisconsin Transformational Justice Campaign, joins the “Rattling the Bars” podcast.

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.”