JustLeadershipUSA

It’s time for the next evolution: Leading with Conviction+™, preparing justice-impacted leaders for boardrooms, executive leadership, and the highest level of decision-making. Learn more & watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/03/leading-with-conviction-applications-for-2027-are-now-open

“Having worked in government, you have to realize there’s two pots of money: There’s the people money. There’s the power money.” —DeAnna Hoskins explains #federalfunding Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/05/04/deanna-hoskins-speaks-on-reentry-issues-at-the-city-club-in-cleveland/

JLUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins explains how what the federal government is doing right now to tie funding dollars to cuts to #SNAPbenefits is similar to the #1994CrimeBill. Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/05/04/deanna-hoskins-speaks-on-reentry-issues-at-the-city-club-in-cleveland/

“If we utilize our power of our vote and realize that elected officials work for us, and that if you don’t follow the will of the people, you will be fired.” —JustLeadershipUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins #Democracy #VotingRights #VotingPower #MassIncarceration #CriminalJusticeReform

JLUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins: Many barriers for #formerlyincarcerated are not federally mandated. “They’re locally implemented, which means they can be locally changed.” Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/05/04/deanna-hoskins-speaks-on-reentry-issues-at-the-city-club-in-cleveland/

“We don’t focus on emotional intelligence. We focus on #reentry as logistical and a checkmark. We don’t focus on transformation.” —JLUSA President & CEO DeAnna Hoskins Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/05/04/deanna-hoskins-speaks-on-reentry-issues-at-the-city-club-in-cleveland/

JLUSA President/CEO DeAnna Hoskins explains why many #criminaljustice reforms would not be necessary if we actually believe and followed what the #USConstitution already says to do. Watch the full video: jlusa.org/2026/05/04/d... #CriminalJusticeReform #BailReform

JustLeadershipUSA President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins explains the difference between #returningcitizens and #justiceimpacted. Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/05/04/deanna-hoskins-speaks-on-reentry-issues-at-the-city-club-in-cleveland/ #WordsMatter #WordsMakeWorlds #CriminalJusticeReform

“Housing is where everything either holds or falls apart.” —Kara Nelson (Leading with Conviction™ 2016) spoke on the importance of #housing in #reentry last week at the JustUS Coordinating Council’s Second Chance Congressional Convening on Capitol Hill. #SecondChanceMonth #FairChances #JustUS

Thanks to all of the partner orgs and committees, panel participants, and everyone who attended the JustUS Coordinating Council’s “Second Chance Month Congressional Convening” yesterday on Capitol Hill! #SecondChanceMonth #FairChanceMonth #FairChances

“Sit with Ronnie for 56 minutes … and reconsider your perspective. I think that’s what documentaries & #storytelling can do at its best … let people walk in the shoes of someone else.” —Dan Protess, director/producer #InTheir Hands airing on #PBS World 4/15 Learn more: justuscc.org/fairchances#pbs

“I was back in the corporate world, working … as long as I would accommodate two rules: One was that I couldn’t talk about my experience with incarceration, and the other was that I was willing to accept about half of what I was worth.” Full interview: jlusa.org/2026/03/18/p... #FairChanceHiring

“I never thought of construction as a career. … [But I went] from flagger to project manager—no degree—in about seven years.” —Crystal Voight (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) Listen to the full interview: https://jlusa.org/2026/03/04/crystal-voight-on-the-justus-speaks-podcast/

“Those of us who have gone through … being in the prison system … have a unique way to be able to kind of push forward.” —Melissa Ludin (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) Listen to the full interview: https://jlusa.org/2026/02/11/melissa-ludin-on-the-justus-speaks-podcast/ #Podcast #JustUsSpeaks

“Being justice-impacted [I know] there’s so many people in my community that aren’t seen as ‘citizens,’ b/c they don’t have the right to vote or … housing … jobs.” —Kyle Giddings (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) Listen now: https://jlusa.org/2026/02/04/kyle-giddings-on-the-justus-speaks-podcast/

“I actually served 16 months in a maximum security prison, because somebody changed answers on a state test.” —Tamara Springs (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) Listen to the full interview: https://jlusa.org/2026/01/21/tamara-springs-on-the-justus-speaks-podcast/ #JustUs #Podcast #TamaraSprings #ATL

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/

“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/