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Washington state’s “New Hope Act” paves the way for Rep. Tarra Simmons and others to clear criminal records

By JLUSA

September 11, 2023

JLUSA leader Tarra Simmons (Leading with Conviction™ 2018) recently had convictions vacated from her record under a new state law.

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DeAnna Hoskins says: “Your lived experience is your expertise”

By JLUSA

September 7, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins recently sat down for an interview with the “How to Talk to [High Achievers] About Anything” podcast.

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Dawn Harrington says felony disenfranchisement voter suppression in Tennessee is only getting worse

By JLUSA

August 30, 2023

JLUSA leader Dawn Harrington (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) has co-authored an op-ed on the latest attacks on voting rights in Tennessee.

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America Doesn’t Need Public Mugshots of Donald Trump or Anyone for That Matter

By JLUSA

August 24, 2023

Khalil Cumberbatch (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) makes the case for other states to follow New York in revising policies regarding mugshots.

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FDA’s proposed menthol ban will expand the “War on Drugs”

By JLUSA

August 23, 2023

Diane Goldstein writes, “If the ban is enacted, make no mistake: Black and Latinx communities will bear the brunt of associated law enforcement.”

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Brittany Lovely calls for voting rights to be restored to formerly incarcerated people

By JLUSA

August 21, 2023

Brittany Lovely (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) calls for voting rights to be restored to formerly incarcerated people

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Formerly incarcerated artist Gary Tyler has his first solo gallery show

By JLUSA

August 19, 2023

On July 8, Detroit’s Library Street Collective opened We are the Willing, artist Gary Tyler’s first solo gallery show.

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Kemba Smith Pradia on today’s criminal justice reform movement

By JLUSA

August 16, 2023

The Defender interviewed Kemba Smith Pradia (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) during the recent National Urban League Convention in Houston.

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JLUSA leader Pauline Rogers on Mississippi’s parole system

By JLUSA

August 15, 2023

Pauline Rogers — Leading with Conviction™ 2023 participant and founder of the R.E.C.H. Foundation — joined a recent panel discussion.

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How Only Murders in the Building Perpetuates Myths About “True Crime”

By JLUSA

August 12, 2023

Only Murders in the Building returned this week with the launch of season three, but Adedoyin Adeniji explains the pitfalls of the show.

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Survivors of solitary confinement speak out

By JLUSA

August 10, 2023

Johnny Perez (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), director of U.S. Prison Programs for the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, is speaking out.

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DeAnna Hoskins and others call for Rikers to be placed into federal receivership

By JLUSA

August 9, 2023

Five members of the nine-person New York City Board of Correction have written an op-ed published today in the New York Daily News.