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Live with #JustUs: Are you Leading with Conviction™?

By JLUSA

August 8, 2023

Join our live discussion and Q&A with JLUSA staff and leaders about our 10th Anniversary Leading with Conviction™ 2024 cohort!

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Second Chance Employment: Addressing Concerns About Negligent Hiring Liability

By Zach Ruppel

August 7, 2023

A new report report from the Legal Action Center and National Workrights Institute addresses concerns about negligent hiring liability.

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Watch JLUSA leader Kent Mendoza in “A Million Dollar Cage” documentary

By JLUSA

August 5, 2023

A new short film follows Kent Mendoza and youth he mentors, as they fight for the implementation of alternatives to youth incarceration in California.

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Robyn Hasan speaks out on “horrific” conditions in Atlanta jails

By JLUSA

August 4, 2023

Leading with Conviction™ 2022 graduate Robyn Hasan speaks out on inhumane conditions in Atlanta jails

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Ronald Simpson-Bey says recent Correctional Leaders Association conference was “hopeful”

By JLUSA

August 1, 2023

In June, the Correctional Leaders Association convened a conference to discuss persistent staffing shortages across the country.

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Rapper JT launches No Bars Reform initiative to help formerly incarcerated women

By JLUSA

July 31, 2023

Rapper JT of the City Girls is helping formerly incarcerated women access therapy, housing assistance, addiction treatment, and more.

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A dozen criminal justice experts agree: Rikers must close now!

By JLUSA

July 26, 2023

A dozen criminal justice experts agree: Stay the course on borough-based jails — and a federal takeover of Rikers in the meantime.

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JLUSA leader Kara Nelson on addiction and prison in Alaska

By JLUSA

July 25, 2023

Leading with Conviction™ 2016 graduate Kara Nelson discusses efforts in Alaska to expand care for incarcerated people suffering from addiction.

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JustUS Coordinating Council meets with federal departmental offices in Washington, D.C.

By JLUSA

July 24, 2023

JustUS Coordinating Council meets with federal departmental offices in Washington, D.C.

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“Oppenheimer” star Robert Downey Jr. opens up about his time in prison

By JLUSA

July 22, 2023

Robert Downey Jr. is opening up about his year in prison — and why it was the “worst thing” that ever happened to him.

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Lets Talk “Nepo-Babies” in Social Justice/Impact Spaces

By Jamira Burley

July 13, 2023

JLUSA leader Jamira Burley speaks about prioritizing the voices and experiences of those most affected by systemic injustices.

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I asked people with conviction histories about barriers to employment. Here’s what they told me.

By Susan Mason

July 12, 2023

Jobs are not going to go to the largest and most diverse talent pool in this nation—the 79 million people with a record. We have solutions.