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🎆 Start 2026 with purpose. Your donation empowers justice-impacted people to lead, change laws, and heal communities.

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#NewYearGiving #JusticeLeadership #JLUSA
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“If you’re not invested in the social safety net, but you are invested in punishment and control … your priority is the system, not the people.” —DeAnna Hoskins, JLUSA President/CEO

Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/13/deanna-hoskins-named-one-of-the-cincinnati-enquirers-people-to-watch-in-2026/
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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“The Eliminating BIAS Act is … legislation that we feel strongly needs to be adopted urgently to ensure that racial bias and other forms of prejudice do not go unchallenged.”

https://jlusa.org/2026/01/16/justleadershipusa-supports-the-eliminating-bias-act-and-urgently-calls-on-congress-to-pass-it/
JustLeadershipUSA Supports the Eliminating BIAS Act and Urgently Calls on Congress to Pass It
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January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Today U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) & Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) along w/ U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) re-introduced the “Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act.”

https://jlusa.org/2026/01/15/justleadershipusa-continues-its-support-for-the-correctional-facility-disaster-preparedness-act/
JustLeadershipUSA Continues Its Support for the Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act
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January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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“#SupremeCourt Wed. said law enforcement had flexibility to enter a home w/o a warrant based on reports someone inside might need emergency help”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/supreme-court-montana-warrantless-entry.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.Qc3y.TAAMRsCD4Xvc&smid=url-share
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Cecilia Zavala (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) recently told singer John Legend and a room full of #socialjustice funders: “This is a defining moment for #philanthropy.”

Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/15/what-cecilia-zavala-told-john-legend-she-most-wants-social-justice-funders-to-understand
Cecilia Zavala (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) with singer John Legend
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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“Children as young as 12 are regularly held in small, barren rooms for weeks & months on end … to alleviate ‘dangerously low’ staffing levels.”

Gift: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/nyregion/new-york-children-solitary-confinement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.InfV._10dY1peudE3&smid=url-share
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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JustLeadershipUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins (Leading with Conviction™ 2016) named one of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s “People to Watch” in 2026.

Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/13/deanna-hoskins-named-one-of-the-cincinnati-enquirers-people-to-watch-in-2026/

#PeopleToWatch2026 #DeAnnaHoskins
JustLeadershipUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins (Leading with Conviction™ 2016)
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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“After his release, [Doug Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2018)] experienced relapses but reframed them as part of #recovery rather than failure …”

Watch now: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/12/doug-smith-on-life-after-bipolar-and-depression-alcohol-and-substance-abuse-on-the-my-last-relapse-podcast/
Doug Smith (Leading with Conviction™ 2018)
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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“Kerwin Pittman has purchased the former Wayne County Correctional Center in Goldsboro [#NC] making him the first #formerlyincarcerated person in U.S. history to purchase a prison.”

https://www.wral.com/news/local/activist-buys-former-prison-for-reentry-campus-january-2026/

#Reentry
Formerly incarcerated man buys Wayne County Correctional Center, plans reentry and workforce campus
Kerwin Pittman has made history by purchasing the former Wayne County Correctional Center in Goldsboro.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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“Mamdani signed an emergency EO instructing the Department of Correction and the city’s Law Department to come up with a plan within the next 45 days to bring city jails into compliance …” #Rikers

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/01/mamdani-moves-limit-solitary-confinement-rikers/410469/
Mamdani moves to limit solitary confinement on Rikers
The New York City mayor’s order to bring jails into compliance with BOC rules signals a new approach to one of the city’s thorniest issues.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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“While serving on the [WA State] Supreme Court, [Justice Mary] Yu told FOX 13 a case involving Tarra Simmons [LwC 2018] still stands out to her. … [Simmons’ case] went on to change the law across the country.”

Read more: https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/washington-supreme-court-justice-mary-yu
Barrier-breaking Justice Mary Yu retires from WA Supreme Court
Justice Mary Yu retired after a trailblazing career, reflecting on landmark cases, the first same-sex marriage and her hopes for civility.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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“The partnership between the DOC and Secretary of State is ideal … said Hakim Crampton [Leading with Conviction™ 2018] … ‘However, some people slip through the system …’”

Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/05/hakim-crampton-on-michigan-id-program-for-formerly-incarcerated-people-upon-reentry/
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Chandra Bozelko (Emerging Leaders™ 2016): “[#Landor v #Louisiana] represents precisely the kind of religious freedom issue that progressives have historically championed.”

https://jlusa.org/2026/01/02/chandra-bozelko-asks-why-more-are-not-championing-religious-freedom-for-incarcerated-individuals
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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🎆 Start 2026 with purpose. Your donation empowers justice-impacted people to lead, change laws, and heal communities.

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#NewYearGiving #JusticeLeadership #JLUSA
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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📢 There’s still time to make a difference! Support advocacy, education, and second chances before the year ends.

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#YearEndGiving
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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At JLUSA, we know every step toward justice reform starts with the right ingredients. Be part of rewriting the recipe and make your gift today: jlusa.org/recipe
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Chivas Watson (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) explained to KVUE news recently how he doesn’t qualify for Medicaid and can’t afford the insurance provided by his job: “It’s really tight for us.”

Watch video: https://jlusa.org/2025/12/29/chivas-watson-on-rising-health-care-costs
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Stanford Professor Keith Humphreys on federal #immigration detention on #massincarceration “That’s a short-term blip.”

Listen to the full interview: https://jlusa.org/2025/12/08/stanford-professor-keith-humphreys-discusses-the-steady-decline-in-mass-incarceration-in-the-u-s-and-will-it-continue/
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) w/ the Mississippi Impact Coalition: “I don’t know under what circumstances a 20-year sentence for this offense would be lawful.”

https://jlusa.org/2025/12/26/emilee-shell-calls-for-executive-clemency-in-the-case-of-maurice-taylor

#MauriceTaylor
Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023)
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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🌟 As we wrap up the year and celebrate the holiday season, JLUSA is reflecting on the impact YOU helped make possible.

🎄 Help us finish the year strong — make a holiday donation to fuel this work.

Donate now: jlusa.org/donate
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Financial harm is a built-in feature of the U.S. #criminaljustice system. From #finesandfees to predatory banking practices, the system traps millions of people—and their families—in debt that lasts long after release.

Learn more in #CostofConviction: justuscc.org/costofconviction
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“Most of us have been through #trauma and violence well before we become addicted.” —Carole Eady-Porcher (Leading with Conviction™ 2015)

Read more: https://jlusa.org/2025/12/22/carole-eady-porcher-celebrates-new-trauma-recovery-center-opening-in-brooklyn-new-york

#BrooklynNY #Recovery
December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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“It’s understandable to be discouraged, but you can’t let that become a self-fulfilling prophecy. … You have to have the hope …”

Full interview: https://jlusa.org/2025/12/08/stanford-professor-keith-humphreys-discusses-the-steady-decline-in-mass-incarceration-in-the-u-s-and-will-it-continue/
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Christmas came early for Jelly Roll! 🎁

Congrats, JR: https://apnews.com/article/jelly-roll-pardon-tennessee-governor-0985a1f8b0de64d78a84dd5244d860a0

#JellyRoll #Tennessee #Pardon
Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past
Tennessee’s governor has pardoned country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who for years has spoken about his criminal record and his path to finding redemption.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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“Last Christmas, Officer Andrew Lansing was brutally murdered … In response, #Ohio passed #AndysLaw … [which] would force the OH Dept of Rehabilitation & Correction to end higher-education programs …”

https://jlusa.org/2025/12/19/jonathan-morgan-on-how-prison-education-programs-save-lives-and-money
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM