“New research led by the University of Houston suggests that #formerlyincarcerated people are more likely to receive #jobsearch assistance if they voluntarily disclose their past while highlighting accomplishments earned during their sentence.”
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
#EconomicMobility
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
DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, tells @filtermag.bsky.social, “The fact that #Mandami is prioritizing [#Rikers] in his first 100 days is a really good sign.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/04/15/d...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland
“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
Fair Chance Month is a time to focus not only on redemption, but on building systems that ensure everyone has equitable access to opportunity. Join us to uplift #FairChances this April: justuscc.org/fairchances
April is known as “Second Chance Month,” but there is a growing movement to embrace what name for this month?
○ First Chance Month
○ Multiple Chance Month
○ Fair Chance Month
○ Just Chance Month
Take the quiz: jlusa.org/quiz
#Quiz #SecondChanceMonth
“When we are sentenced, our children are sentenced too. They walk into classrooms with a cloud over them. They hear whispers. They Google our names. And the narrative gets written without us.”
Read more: www.cvilletomorrow.org/she-spent-18...
#Virginia #IncarceratedWomen #ChangingTheNarrative
Cecilia Zavala (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) on teaching people to live in digital world post-incarceration: “Our peers really just felt like they were coming home to an alien world.”
jlusa.org/2026/04/13/cecilia-zaval...
A Michigan man who spent two years “with a bag of waste attached to his body has been awarded more than $307 million in damages over the prison’s handling of his medical care.”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/formerl...
“ #Maryland lawmakers passed the #YouthChargingReformAct Monday night. The law requires juveniles age 16 or older who are charged with certain gun crimes and first-degree assault to go to #juvenilecourt first …”
Read more @fox5dc.bsky.social: www.fox5dc.com/news/marylan...
Are you organizing criminal justice reform-related events during the month of April? List your event on the #FairChances calendar to spread the word! Visit justuscc.org/fairchances to learn how to list your event.
Join the JCC Speaker Series on April 21 for a discussion on how federal decisions about SNAP and Medicaid are being made and how advocacy at the state level can intervene in real time. Register now at justuscc.org/stateadvocacy.
Join the JCC Speaker Series on April 21 for a discussion on how federal decisions about SNAP and Medicaid are being made and how advocacy at the state level can intervene in real time. Register now at justuscc.org/stateadvocacy.
Ronnie Carrasquillo and director/producer Dan Protess talk about the new documentary #InTheirHands airing on @pbs.org stations across the country in April for #SecondChanceMonth / #FairChanceMonth!
Listen now: jlusa.org/2026/04/03/r...
#JustUsSpeaks #Podcast
“Advocates and lawmakers in #Chicago are pushing for the #RACEAct, a bill that would restore #votingrights to people serving felony sentences in #Illinois prisons.”
Read more: nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/...
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Pauline Rogers (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) writes, “Anniversaries are not just moments to celebrate. They are moments to take inventory.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/03/30/america-at-25...
#America250 #TheNext250 #Mississippi #Parchman
“The #California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit filed by 13 women who say correctional officers injured them during a mass use-of-force incident at the Central California Women’s Facility in 2024.”
www.kqed.org/news/1207773...
“Based on the #ColleenHoover novel of the same name, #RemindersofHim is a tender love story that … delivers a humanizing portrait of those who have been victims of the criminal legal system.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/03/27/r...
#Reentry #FormerlyIncarcerated #IncarceratedWomen
Take action locally to support #FairChances this April! Visit justuscc.org/fairchances to learn how to organize events like expungement clinics, job fairs, or lobby days at your statehouse or city hall.
“[Tarra Simmons, LwC 2018] is among a handful of #formerlyincarcerated women elected to public office. All are open about their past convictions and incarceration …”
jlusa.org/2026/03/26/tarra-simmons...
Ashley Furst (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) grew up believing that people who were incarcerated were “bad people.” That was until she found herself being sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.
Listen now: jlusa.org/2026/03/25/ashley-furst-...
“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
Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) says #Mississippi could miss out on funding organizations run by people with decades of experience addressing the state’s #addiction crisis.
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/03/23/emilee-shell-...
Want to support #FairChances this April? Access our toolkit at justuscc.org/fairchances to learn how to organize events and raise awareness in your community.
Access our Fair Chance Month toolkit and resources to help uplift #FairChances this April! Use our tips and viewing guide to host a viewing party for "In Their Hands," a powerful PBS documentary about one man's fight for freedom: justuscc.org/fairchances
David Etheridge-Bartow, JustLeadershipUSA Digital & Creative Manager
Congratulations to David Etheridge-Bartow, JustLeadershipUSA Digital & Creative Manager, on his 10-year anniversary with the organization! Thank you for your style and your service to the mission of amplifying the voices of directly impacted leaders.
“… the states that still conduct executions have accelerated the pace. Many of these states have in recent years passed secrecy laws to hide the details of what they are doing. We urge Americans not to look away.” #DeathPenalty
Read free gift article @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o...
As we continue to advance policies and practices that remove barriers to opportunity, JLUSA is advancing a shift in the national conversation from second chances to fair chances. Learn more about Fair Chance Month and sign up to join us this April: justuscc.org/fairchances
“Dr. Donna Hylton [Leading with Conviction™ 2015] shares her deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and transformation …”
Watch now: jlusa.org/2026/03/16/donna-hylton-...
