JustLeadershipUSA
Celebrating over 10 years of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders! #OurExperienceIsOurExpertise jlusa.org
- “A new study shows outdated technology and fragmented recordkeeping systems routinely keep people locked up in prisons nationwide longer than they’re supposed to be – including in Illinois.” Read more @wbez.org: www.wbez.org/public-safet... #GoodTime #EarnedTime #Illinois
- Formerly incarcerated leader Kariva Nicole talked recently about having her story included in the new book #JailbirdsInFlight by Nicole Daedone. Read more: jlusa.org/2026/02/06/new-book…
- Stanley Richards leading NYC jails is a historic win. 📈 But media, listen up: dehumanizing headlines harm 70M+ system-impacted Americans. Words matter. Dignity is non-negotiable. #Leadership #CriminalJusticeReform #WordsMatter #LanguageMatters #PersonFirst
- Kyle Giddings (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) says it was a conversation with another person while incarcerated that helped him realize his purpose. Listen now: jlusa.org/2026/02/04/kyle-gid… #Podcast #JustUsSpeaks #VoterDisenfranchisement #Colorado
- “Allvin opened the doors to Brynmor Early Education & Preschool in October 2023, with capacity to serve up to 152 children. Today, the shuttered correctional facility is home to a thriving, high-quality early learning program.” Read more: www.the74million.org/zero2eight/h... #BUILDcommunities
- Congratulations, Jelly Roll @jellyroll-615.bsky.social, on winning the 2026 GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Country Album! #GRAMMYs #FormerlyIncarcerated #JusticeImpacted #CountryMusic
- This Black History Month, we honor the resilience, brilliance, and leadership of Black changemakers — past and present. Support justice-impacted leaders who are writing the next chapter of history today. 👉 jlusa.org/donate #BlackHistoryMonth #SecondChances #JusticeLeadership #JLUSAstrong
- “Imagine a graph with two different lines, one line representing what Americans think is happening with crime, ticking up, up, up … and the other line showing what’s actually happening with crime, ticking down, down, down …” Listen now: www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
- “One of the #WashingtonianoftheYear honorees, Yasmine Arrington Brooks [Leading with Conviction™ 2019], gave a moving acceptance speech as a call to action!” Watch now: jlusa.org/2026/02/02/yasmine-…
- “Stanley [Richards] will make history in this role as the first ever #formerlyincarcerated person to serve as commissioner. That achievement is not merely symbolic.” Read more at Gothamist: gothamist.com/news/mamdani-names-…
