“I recently petitioned the court for an early termination of probation, because I met all the criteria except for my charge is violent. It was denied … nothing else was factored in.” —Melissa Ludin (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant)

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/04/29/mel…

How many people in Illinois could be eligible for expungement?

○ 1.1 million
○ 2.1 million
○ 3.1 million
○ 4.1 million

Take the JLUSA weekly justice news quiz: jlusa.org/quiz

#Illinois #Expungement #CleanSlate

weekend is the perfect time to check-into our supreme court guide, and learn about places you could be caring about ... because downballot is critical!

The most successful propaganda waged in movies and TV shows has been that the police “solve crime.” Their own data doesn’t support this claim.

If we ended homelessness, poverty, and ensured a solid public education we would actually have safer communities.

Are you formerly incarcerated? Justice-impacted? Or know someone who is?

Join us for FREE Emerging Leaders™ trainings in Kalamazoo, MI on June 7-8 and Detroit, MI on June 21-22! Secure your spot now at jlusa.org/elmi2024.

“JLUSA’s position is that #rescheduling #marijuana is insufficient to bring relief to our communities, especially communities hardest hit and directly impacted by the ‘war on drugs’ and the criminalization of marijuana.”

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/04/30/jus…

#DescheduleNow

“On how solitary confinement changed his life: ‘I was able to find solitude. One thing I did have was a window that faced the New Jersey Turnpike … I spent a lot of my days gazing out that window & plotting how I was going to change my life.’”

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/05/02/tra…

“Prison is more than a place. It’s also a mindset. When I entered Corrective Colony No. 2—or IK-2, in Mordovia, a region more than 300 miles east of Moscow—I flipped a switch in my head. I’m an inmate now, I told myself.” @BrittneyGriner

Read more TIME: time.com/6972085/brittn…

“When I was released, I was just given a piece of paper that looked like it’d been photocopied in about 1973 ... ‘Good luck.’” —Ashley Furst (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant)

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/05/01/ash…

#LeadingWithConviction #Colorado #Reentry

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“Second chances don’t often support people categorized under violent offenses ... We are deserving of second chances that include early incentives for release like others are.” —Melissa Ludin (Leading with Conviction™ 2024 participant)

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/04/29/mel…

How many people in Illinois could be eligible for expungement?

○ 1.1 million
○ 2.1 million
○ 3.1 million
○ 4.1 million

Take the JLUSA weekly justice news quiz: jlusa.org/quiz

#Illinois #Expungement #CleanSlate

“A new policy that allows states to provide #Medicaid health care coverage to incarcerated people at least a month prior to their release has drawn bipartisan interest and a slew of state applications.”

Read more @Stateline_News: stateline.org/2024/05/02/man…

#Reentry #HealthJustUS

Country music artist Jelly Roll recently helped open a music studio inside the Nashville Juvenile Detention Center, where he himself was incarcerated as a youth.

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/05/03/jel…

#JellyRoll #Nashville #JuvenileDetention #CountryMusic

TODAY IS THRIVING THURSDAY!
From 4:30-6:30, we will host different activities to help build relationships, trust, as well as offer mental health support 💚✨.

By offering a safe space for men to share experiences and learn valuable coping strategies, Thriving Thursdays-

Thank you to all participants in the input of the completion of our #SorosJustice Fellowship project. This is just a taste. #MS #childwelfare #opensociety #GeorgeSoros #author #helpinthehouse #solutionist #iamaningredient #JusticeGeneral

“Murphy said he was ‘publicly announcing’ his backing for legislation that would ‘restore the right to serve on juries to formerly incarcerated individuals in New Jersey.’”

Read more @NorthJersey: northjersey.com/story/news/new…

#NewJersey #JuryDuty #FormerlyIncarcerated

“This process resulted from a major, bad faith misinterpretation of the law by the Elections Division last summer requiring all Tennesseans to restore their ‘full citizenship rights’ before they can restore their #votingrights .”

Read more: jlusa.org/2024/04/25/kee…

During #SecondChanceMonth we joined Office for Access to Justice for an impactful event to demonstrate the barriers to reentry faced by formerly incarcerated people across the country every day. Read the full story from Federal Bureau of Prisons:

Are you formerly incarcerated? Justice-impacted? Or know someone who is?

Registration is open now for FREE Emerging Leaders™ trainings in Kalamazoo, MI on June 7-8 and Detroit, MI on June 21-22! Secure your spot now at jlusa.org/elmi2024.