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Celebrating over 10 years of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders! #OurExperienceIsOurExpertise jlusa.org
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📆 As the year winds down, your support means more than ever. Start your year-end giving early and help build a future rooted in justice and opportunity.

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#EndOfYearGiving #JusticeReform #JLUSA #DonateNow
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“The Cambridge Companion to American #PrisonWriting & Mass Incarceration” traces history through the eyes of those who lived it.

https://jlusa.org/2025/11/28/new-collection-of-american-prison-writing-showcases-50-years-of-incarcerated-peoples-voices-fighting-for-their-own-humanity
David Coogan, Ph.D.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Federal Communications Commission recently reversed rules that would have capped prison phone rates, nearly doubling costs for impacted families.

Learn more in our new report “The Cost of Conviction”: justuscc.org/costofconviction

#CostofConviction #FCC #MarthaWrightReedAct
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This season, we’re grateful for your support. Your donations uplift leaders who create safer, fairer communities.

👉 jlusa.org/donate

#Thanksgiving #Gratitude #JusticeReform
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Paul Rothschild (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) writes, “The Movement Mix-tape Volume I is live on 23 streaming platforms and stores!”

Learn more & listen now: https://jlusa.org/2025/11/24/paul-rothschild-announces-the-release-of-the-movement-mix-tape-volume-1

#MovementMixTape #RhythmofReform
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Outdated or inaccurate background checks keep job and housing applicants locked out even years after completing their sentences.

Learn more in our new report “The Cost of Conviction”: justuscc.org/costofconviction

#CostofConviction #EconomicMobility #JustUS JustUS Coordinating Council
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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“Many of us who come home from prison, we feel as though we owe society. ... That’s what I love about this film.” —Clarence Maclin on the new documentary short #TheBreakthroughGroup

https://jlusa.org/2025/11/21/clarence-maclin-becomes-executive-producer-on-the-breakthrough-group-short-documentary/
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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“Judith Negron [Leading with Conviction™ 2023] was invited to the White House to advocate for others — then was told her visit could send her back to prison.”

Watch video: https://jlusa.org/2025/11/19/judith-negron-shares-her-support-for-the-safer-supervision-act

#SAFERSupervisionAct
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Calvin Duncan was just elected clerk of the criminal court in #NewOrleans! He spent 28 years in prison on a WRONGFUL CONVICTION—and yet The New York Times called him a “CONVICT” in its headline. WHY?

We need the media to adopt #PersonFirst language!

#WordMatter #PeopleFirst #TheJailhouseLawyer
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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How much do families of incarcerated people shoulder financially every year in fines, fees, restitution, and inflated communications costs?

○ $35,000
○ $350,000
○ $350 Million
○ $350 Billion

Take the quiz: jlusa.org/quiz

#Quiz #WeeklyQuiz #CostofConviction #EconomicMobility
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#TheCostofConviction is a new policy brief detailing how court fines, prison phone costs & financial surveillance systems trap millions of families in debt long after incarceration. It outlines concrete steps Congress & federal agencies can take to fix it.

Download now: justuscc.org/costofc...
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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“It’s an important start when both Democrats and Republicans are agreeing that #GBCI should be closed down, and it should’ve been closed down 20 years ago,” said Mark Rice [Leading with Conviction™ 2017]. “The timeline is just too slow.”

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/11/10...

#Wisconsin
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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“In a new vlog, the country superstar shared his long-term vision for his sprawling #Tennessee property. His goal? To build a 100-acre rehabilitation and #mentalhealth campus — completely free of charge.”

Watch now: jlusa.org/2025/11/07...

#JellyRoll #Rehab #FormerlyIncarcerated #CountryMusic
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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“Among this year’s fellows is Kemba Smith-Pradia [Leading with Conviction™ 2019] of Virginia Union University, whose project ‘Virginia’s Prodigal Daughter’ draws from her 25 years as a #criminaljustice advocate.”

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/11/06...

#KembaSmith #Virginia #VirginiaHumanities
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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“The #Illinois legislature has passed a bill that modifies the #CleanSlateAct to automatically seal the criminal records of [people convicted of nonviolent offenses].”

JustLeadershipUSA celebrates with alumni leaders who were instrumental in this victory!

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/11/04...

#CSIL
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Jonathan Morgan (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) writes, “When we call everything ‘reentry,’ we lose sight of what truly helps people succeed ...”

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/11/03...

#Reentry #Rejustice #JonathanMorgan #OurExperienceIsOurExpertise
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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🎃 On this day of reflection and tradition, we’re reminded that the real challenges our communities face aren’t seasonal—they’re systemic. Together, we can end the harms of mass incarceration and build a future grounded in justice.

👉 jlusa.org/donate

#Halloween #JLUSAstrong #JusticeForAll
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Jamira Burley (Leading with Conviction™ 2015): “Most people can’t imagine what it’s like to skip a meal. To feel the clinking, hollow pain of an empty belly. … Most people don’t know what it’s like to sit with that kind of uncertainty. I do.”

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/10/29...

#SNAP
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Galen Baughman (Leading with Conviction™ 2015) joined a coalition to meet w/ the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advocate for the #MarthaWrightReedAct.

The rates incarcerated individuals pay to call home could rise by as much as 83% under new rules the #FCC is expected to approve today.
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Quianya Enge (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) supports new #reentry #housing for formerly incarcerated women in #Rockford, #Illinois: “Every woman deserves to return home to a place that restores her dignity.”

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/10/27...

#RockfordIL #EconomicMobility
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Join us next Tuesday, October 28 at 12PM ET for an urgent discussion on housing and stability in reentry! RSVP now: justuscc.org/event/p...
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📢 Reentry should be a pathway to leadership, not a barrier. Your support strengthens opportunities for people returning home to lead with dignity and impact.

👉 jlusa.org/donate

#ReentryMatters #LeadershipAfterReentry #JLUSA
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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“The Alabama Solution” is a stunning new documentary, made over the course of six years, on “the hell known as” the Alabama department of corrections (ADOC).

Watch the trailer & read more: jlusa.org/2025/10/17...

#Alabama #AlabamaDOC #AlabamaSolution #Documentary #HBO #HBOMax
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Are you a systems-impacted advocate working to build collective impact?

Learn how you can work with policymakers to advance your campaign and access helpful tools and resources in Tools of the Game: Volume 2. Download the toolkit now: justuscc.org/toolsof...
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Out of over 4,000 nominations, L’Oréal Paris has named Yasmine Arrington-Brooks (Leading with Conviction™ 2019) one of 10 “Women of Worth” for 2025.

Read more: jlusa.org/2025/10/16...

#WomenOfWorth #WomenOfWorth2025 #JLUSAstrong #LeadingWithConviction
Yasmine Arrington-Brooks (Leading with Conviction™ 2019)
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM