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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.

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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.