Onward Blog

Adam Grant on how his nonprofit A Brighter Way is helping formerly incarcerated people in Michigan

By JLUSA

September 19, 2025

Getting out of prison and getting yourself back into society is hard. Adam Grant (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) says everyone needs extra support.

Tamara Springs talks about her book Sordid Injustice and Atlanta’s biggest school scandal

By JLUSA

September 16, 2025

Tamara Springs (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) discusses one of the most controversial chapters in Atlanta’s history.

David Garlock on the Menendez brothers being denied parole

By David Garlock

September 11, 2025

“I have lived their life. My brother and I ... were the same ages as Erik and Lyle, and our offense happened a decade later.”

JLUSA President & CEO DeAnna Hoskins returns from White House Fellowship

By JLUSA

September 9, 2025

A message from JLUSA President & CEO DeAnna Hoskins

Louis L. Reed on how prison reform laws could safely free thousands of people

By JLUSA

“Criminal justice reform ... offers a rare opportunity for common ground.”

David Gaspar on why ending cash bail actually works—in the New York Times

By JLUSA

September 3, 2025

“Community safety, not personal wealth, best determines who is released and who is detained.”

Dr. Aaron Kinzel on going from incarceration to academia

By JLUSA

September 2, 2025

We are so excited that Dr. Aaron Kinzel has joined JustLeadershipUSA as a Research Fellow!

After 40 years in prison, Philadelphia couple release “A New Voice” documentary about returning citizens

By JLUSA

August 29, 2025

After spending 40 years in incarceration, Philadelphia couple Mike and Debbie Davis are turning their lives around as filmmakers.

Sen. Keturah Herron joins Louisville Community Safety Commission along with other local change agents

By JLUSA

August 27, 2025

As issues of violence, substance use, and residents’ lack of trust in police persist in the Metro, that’s where the group of change agents comes in.

JustLeadershipUSA® Opposes Effort to End “Cashless Bail” Policies in D.C. and Nationwide

By JLUSA

August 25, 2025

Today’s directive is yet another example of a solution in search of a problem.

Robyn Hasan-Simpson on why Georgia’s Survivor Justice Act is “better” than others around the nation

By JLUSA

“We just shared our story of how by having this law, it basically protects us for trying to survive.”

Fox and Rob return to the screen with new Time II: Unfinished Business documentary

By JLUSA

August 22, 2025

In this touching next chapter of their saga, the film plunges us headfirst into the aftermath of Rob’s release from Angola after 21 grueling years.