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Ahead of Biden’s SOTU Address, JLUSA and Other Groups Call on President to Address Criminal Justice Reform

By JLUSA

February 2, 2023

JLUSA and other justice groups call on President Biden to address criminal justice reform in his State of the Union address.

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Derek Matthews on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

He was one of the nation’s top cops. Then he went to prison himself. Derek Matthews sits down with the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.

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Paying a Debt to Society: Expunging Criminal Records as a Pathway to Increased Employment

By JLUSA

January 24, 2023

Hakim Crampton writes that expungement is a pathway to increased employment.

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Challenging 50 Years of Mass Incarceration

By JLUSA

January 23, 2023

Join JLUSA Executive Vice President Ronald Simpson-Bey on January 25.

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Keeda Haynes on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

She went to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Now she’s committed to using her legal work to help others who are directly impacted.

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Does our criminal justice system allow for true redemption?

By JLUSA

January 17, 2023

Rick Speck speaks about redemption and criminal legal reform with WDET.

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Lana Mendis on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

She graduated from JLUSA’s Leading with Conviction program. Now she’s working with JLUSA to grow the work!

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Free to Succeed: Marlon Chamberlain

By JLUSA

Leading with Conviction 2019 graduate Marlon Chamberlain tells his story.

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JLUSA leader Savvy Shabbaz joins community protest after 13th death at Louisville jail

By JLUSA

January 15, 2023

Leading with Conviction 2023 cohort member Savvy Shabazz and other concerned community members held a vigil across from the jail.

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Tarra Simmons proposes minimum wage pay for incarcerated people

By JLUSA

January 6, 2023

Washington State Representative Tarra Simmons is working to close the slavery loophole in Washington prisons.

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Susan Mason speaks about the impact of collateral consequences for people with a conviction history

By JLUSA

January 5, 2023

Leading with Conviction 2018 graduate Susan Mason speaks about working to dismantle barriers faced by those living with a conviction history.

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Keeda Haynes on her path to criminal legal reform advocacy

By JLUSA

December 15, 2022

Keeda Haynes on her path to criminal justice reform advocacy.