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Mark Renick helps deliver Christmas cookies to incarcerated people in Idaho

By JLUSA

December 21, 2023

Mark Renick (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) helps deliver 145,000 Christmas cookies to 6,000 incarcerated people in Idaho prisons.

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JLUSA leader Dawn Harrington on restoring voting rights after a felony conviction in Tennessee

By JLUSA

December 18, 2023

Dawn Harrington (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), founder of Free Hearts, speaks out on felony disenfranchisement in Tennessee.

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DeAnna Hoskins writes on felony disenfranchisement for Democracy Docket

By JLUSA

December 15, 2023

Felony disenfranchisement is an issue that rarely makes headlines, but it should concern all Americans who care about democracy.

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Dieter Cantu partners with Reebok and Global Citizen on new “Take Action” footwear and apparel line

By JLUSA

December 13, 2023

Reebok and Global Citizen are partnering with Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) on new footwear and apparel line.

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Robyn Hasan Simpson speaks out about the spike in incarcerated women

By JLUSA

December 12, 2023

JLUSA leader Robyn Hasan Simpson speaks about the rising number of incarcerated women.

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JLUSA leader Patrice Palmer gets profiled—in the best possible way

By JLUSA

December 11, 2023

Patrice Palmer (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) was featured recently in The Ohio State University alumni magazine.

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Tiawana Brown becomes first formerly incarcerated Charlotte city council member

By JLUSA

December 6, 2023

On Monday night, Tiawana Brown (LwC 2020) officially became the first formerly incarcerated person to serve on Charlotte City Council.

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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.

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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.