Onward Blog

JLUSA leader Dieter Cantu speaks about empowering incarcerated youth

By JLUSA

December 5, 2023

Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) speaks about his work to empower incarcerated youth in Texas.

“Modern Day Johnny Cash” country singer Jelly Roll to perform in Michigan jail

By JLUSA

December 4, 2023

Being called a “Modern Day Johnny Cash,” Jelly Roll is set to perform on December 5 for people incarcerated in the Genesee County Jail in Flint.

Lester Young on “The Power of Redemption”

By JLUSA

November 27, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialist Lester Young recently spoke at TEDxHilton Head in South Carolina.

JLUSA alumni voices concern why philanthropy isn’t doing more to end solitary confinement

By JLUSA

November 20, 2023

Johnny Perez (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) wrote recently in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

JLUSA leader Mark Rice involved in protesting “vicious” Wisconsin prison conditions

By JLUSA

November 16, 2023

Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) is speaking out and helping organize protests of “vicious” Wisconsin prison conditions.

Country music’s “New Artist of the Year” Jelly Roll is formerly incarcerated

By JLUSA

November 14, 2023

Last week the Country Music Association named Jelly Roll “New Artist of the Year.” He spoke with Billboard about being formerly incarcerated.

Ruby Welch receives community service award from Little Rock NAACP

By JLUSA

November 13, 2023

Ruby Welch (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) was recently recognized with an award from the Little Rock, Arkansas, branch of the NAACP.

PBS Newshour features JLUSA leader Tarra Simmons

By JLUSA

November 9, 2023

As part of the “Searching for Justice” series, PBS Newshour tells the story of Tarra Simmons (Leading with Conviction™ 2018).

JLUSA leaders discuss rural reentry at conference for Appalachian funders

By JLUSA

November 8, 2023

Philip Cooper (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) and Lester Young spoke at the 2023 Rural Re-Entry Workforce Convening last week.

Jamira Burley named one of ESSENCE magazine’s “Power 40”

By JLUSA

November 6, 2023

ESSENCE magazine has named its “Power 40” for 2023, which includes JLUSA leader Jamira Burley (Leading with Conviction™ 2015).

Directly Impacted Consumer Rights and New Federal Efforts

By Zach Ruppel

November 3, 2023

Increasing economic mobility also means increasing the knowledge of consumer rights in the process or reentry and reintegration.

JLUSA leader Keeda Haynes on restoring voting rights post-incarceration

By JLUSA

Keeda Haynes (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) appeared this week on “OpenLine” on WTVF Newschannel 5 in Tennessee. Watch the full video now.