ADVOCACY & POLICY.
JustLeadershipUSA
Trains formerly incarcerated people to lead advocacy and policy campaigns, through the year-long Leading with Conviction program.
What they do
JustLeadershipUSA trains people who have been incarcerated or otherwise directly affected by the criminal legal system to lead advocacy and policy work. Its core program, Leading with Conviction, is a twelve-month cohort training for formerly incarcerated leaders, with an Emerging Leaders track and an advanced track on board governance, finance and organizational management. It has organized jail-closure and decarceration campaigns, including #CLOSErikers in New York, and set a stated goal of cutting the U.S. correctional population in half by 2030. Founded in 2014 by Glenn E. Martin; led since 2018 by DeAnna Hoskins, herself a program graduate.
Programs and services
- Leading with Conviction (12-month cohort)
- Leading with Conviction+
- Emerging Leaders
- Leadership In Action
- Bard Micro-College for Just Community Leadership
- Alumni Giving Network
- JustUS Coordinating Council
- Campaigns: #halfby2030, #CLOSErikers, #FREEnewyork, #WORKINGfuture
Has trained more than 1,800 people from 45 states and Washington, D.C. Source