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JLUSA leaders in Tennessee publish op-ed on felony disenfranchisement and voting rights restoration

By JLUSA

October 4, 2023

JLUSA leaders in Tennessee, Dawn Harrington (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) and Keeda Haynes (Leading with Conviction™ 2022), write this week.
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Kutcher-Kunis Character Letters Ignite Debate: Exposing America’s Vast Misunderstanding of Sentencing and Justice

By Belen Enriquez

October 3, 2023

The recent controversy involving Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis highlights a glaring lack of understanding of the fundamental role of leniency letters.
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Kemba Smith speaks on improving relations between the Black community and police in St. Louis

By JLUSA

October 2, 2023

St. Louis-area high school students, top police officials, and community advocates gathered recently to hear from JLUSA leader Kemba Smith.
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Hakim Crampton stars in “East Side Story,” streaming now free on Tubi

By JLUSA

September 30, 2023

JLUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialist Hakim Crampton stars in a new movie available to watch free now on Tubi.
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Congratulations to our Leading with Conviction™ 2023 graduates

By JLUSA

September 29, 2023

Congratulations to Leading with Conviction™ 2023 cohort graduates
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Lester Young speaks out on violence-plagued Alvin S. Glenn detention center in South Carolina

By JLUSA

September 28, 2023

JLUSA Senior Movement & Capacity Building Specialist Lester Young spoke to local Fox News affiliate in South Carolina about prison conditions.
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JLUSA leader Galen Baughman had to fight to get his voting rights restored — again

By JLUSA

September 27, 2023

Galen Baughman had his rights restored in ​2021, but when he went to vote in June 2023 primaries, he learned he’d been removed from the voter rolls.
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JLUSA leader Candice Bailey speaks on the trial of officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain

By JLUSA

September 22, 2023

“Everything that you see has been a direct result of the protests,” said Candice Bailey (Leading with Conviction™ 2023), who organized and led many.

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SBA’s Proposed Amendments Increase Economic Mobility for Justice-Impacted Americans

By Zach Ruppel

September 19, 2023

Last week the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a number of long-overdue proposed amendments.
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John Koufos on why Republicans should support bail reform

By JLUSA

September 17, 2023

JLUSA leader John Koufos (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) wrote recently in The Washington Times on bail reform.
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JLUSA leader Khalif Ali: “Candidates Need To Give Black Men A Tangible Reason To Vote”

By JLUSA

September 14, 2023

JustLeadershipUSA leader Khalif Ali (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) shared his perspective recently in the Bucks County Beacon.
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Returning to Prison — As a Teacher

By David Garlock, Prison Journalism Project

September 13, 2023

JLUSA leader David Garlock (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) wrote recently about his experience for the Prison Journalism Project.