Ruby Welch (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) works with Sheriff Eric Higgins in the Pulaski County, Arkansas, jail system. They sat down with us to discuss the Unlocked: A Jail Experiment docuseries now streaming on Netflix!

She spent five years in prison and says she was angry at how women were treated behind the walls. She’s now a fierce advocate for reentry and prison reform in Louisiana. She’s also the author of the best-selling book Perfectly Flawed: Uncovering Your Greatest Purpose. Kristy Laschober (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

He was sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile and spent 40 years behind bars. She stood by him and fought for his release for all four decades. Now they are a powerhouse husband-wife team working for criminal justice reform in Michigan. Ronnie Waters and Felecia Tyson-Waters (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) join the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

As a teacher, she allowed boundaries to become blurred, which led to her incarceration. She lost her career, her home, and was forced to start all over again. Today, she is using those educator skills again by helping families of incarcerated loved ones with reentry. Jessica Snow (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

He went to federal prison for financial fraud charges, and it changed his life forever. He has since received a presidential pardon and committed himself to criminal justice reform. He now hosts the Redemption Radio faith-based podcast. Thad Bereday joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

She was always interested and engaged in politics and fundraising, but her personal experience with the criminal justice system is what put her on the path that she is on now, helping others like her participate in advocacy around reform. ⁠Simone Price⁠ joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

For 35 years, she has provided housing and other direct and supportive services to those reintegrating into society upon release from incarceration. Well before criminal justice was a “sexy” topic, she spoke up against injustices in the depths of South Mississippi. Pauline Rogers joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

After 23 years incarcerated, he took the skill he learned while in prison and started a Braille transcription business as an entrepreneur. He is also a pioneer as the first justice-impacted Forensic Peer Mentor Trainer and Liaison in the state of Georgia. Ladji Ruffin joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

After four times in prison, she went to the sober living facility for women that she is currently the director of now. As a directly impacted speaker for the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign is where she found her voice. Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

He spent 22 years in prison, living every year like it might be his last. He got released when he was 47, and he’s found a new purpose as a criminal justice reformer in Muskegan, Michigan. Terry Johnson joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!