Onward Blog

From Serving Life to Serving a Lifetime as Ghanaian Chief

By JLUSA

March 10, 2023

Former JLUSA staff member Bobby Harris was joined by JLUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins for his enstoolment ceremony as chief of a village in Ghana.

Brittany Lovely on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

March 6, 2023

Anger used to be her driving force. Today she is motivated by love to tear down the criminal legal system and rebuild something just in its place.

Lester Young testifies in support of South Carolina’s Workforce Opportunity Act

By JLUSA

JLUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialist Lester Young was featured on WIS News 10.

Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Endangers More Than 2,000 Incarcerated People and Exposes Systemic Racism in the U.S.

By JLUSA

March 3, 2023

JLUSA speaks out on systemic racism exposed by train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Emerging Leaders participant Marie Franklin running for mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois

By JLUSA

March 2, 2023

Marie Franklin says the training she received at an Emerging Leaders training in 2022 helped prepare her to run for office.

Marlon Chamberlain on “Permanent Punishments”

By JLUSA

February 28, 2023

Marlon Chamberlain reveals the invisible bars called “permanent punishments” that follow people long after their prison sentences have been served.

Andrew Winn on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 27, 2023

As a kid, he enjoyed playing in the dirt. Today he helps give people in 10 California prisons the experience of gardening.

Breonna Taylor Three Years Later. What Have We Learned?

By JLUSA

Leading with Conviction 2019 graduate Rep. Keturah Herron reflects on the state of things three years after the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Avalon Betts-Gaston on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 22, 2023

She is fighting for her fellow women and girls, both inside prisons and after re-entry.

Tony McCright on the JustUs Speaks Podcast

By JLUSA

February 16, 2023

He ran his illegal enterprises like a business. So when he got out of prison, he decided to use those same talents for helping others build wealth.

Announcing the JustUS Coordinating Council

By JLUSA

The JCC is a national network of systems-impacted people who no longer demand a “Seat at the Table” but are instead “BUILDING OUR OWN.”

Philip Cooper speaks about barriers to reentry

By JLUSA

February 15, 2023

Leading with Conviction 2022 graduate Philip Cooper speaks about barriers to reentry on CBS17.