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- S1 E10 | Kim Woodson: A Global Vision for Providing Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated People
She was sentenced to life in prison at age 17. Twenty-nine years later she was released. Today she has a global vision for providing reentry services to fellow formerly incarcerated individuals. Kim Woodson joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast!
32 min - S1 E9 | Edwin Fuller: Helping Other Justice-Impacted Individuals in Ohio Find Dignity and Hope
He found dignity inside of prison through reading books about others in even more dire circumstances. Today he is helping other justice-impacted individuals in Ohio find dignity and hope. Edwin Fuller joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast!
30 min - S1 E8 | Brittany Lovely: Being Motivated By Love to Tear Down the Criminal Legal System and Rebuild Something Just In Its Place
Anger used to be her driving force. Today she is motivated by love to tear down the criminal legal system and rebuild something just in its place. Brittany Lovely joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast!
32 min - S1 E7 | Andrew Winn: Developing Gardening As a Practice Inside the Walls of Prisons
As a kid, he enjoyed playing in the dirt. Today, as a formerly incarcerated leader, he helps give people in 10 California prisons the experience of gardening through the Insight Garden Program. Andrew Winn joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast!
37 min - S1 E6 | Avalon Betts-Gaston: Fighting for Women and Girls Both Inside Prisons and After Re-Entry
She was wrongfully convicted, went to prison believing people behind bars were “bad people,” and found herself lifted from a dark place by the women incarcerated with her who she was taught to fear. Today she is fighting for her fellow women and girls both inside prisons and after re-entry. Avalon Betts-Gaston joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
Note: The voting rights legislation Avalon speaks about on the podcast unfortunately did not pass in December, but she is still fighting for it to be passed in 2023! Read her powerful op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times linked on our website.
30 min - S1 E5 | Tony McCright: Helping Fellow Formerly Incarcerated People Build Wealth Through Home Ownership
He ran his criminal enterprises like a business. So when he got out of prison, he decided to use those same talents for helping others build wealth through home ownership. Tony McCright joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
36 min - S1 E4 | Maggie Luna: Fighting for the Lives of Her Fellow Texans Who Are Behind Bars
She thought she was going to die in prison, because of the poor conditions. Today, Maggie Luna is fighting for the lives of her fellow Texans behind bars. She joins the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
31 min - S1 E3 | Derek Matthews: One of the Nation’s “Top Cops” Went to Prison Himself and Is Now Helping Others
He was one of the nation’s top cops. Then he went to prison himself. Derek Matthews sits down with the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
35 min - S1 E2 | Keeda Haynes: Committed to Using Her Legal Work to Help Others Who Are Directly Impacted by the Criminal Legal System
She went to prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Now she’s committed to using her legal work to help others who are directly impacted. Keeda Haynes sits down with the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
43 min - S1 E1 | Lana Mendis: From “Leading with Conviction” Graduate to Working with JLUSA to Help Grow the Program
She graduated from JLUSA’s Leading with Conviction program. Now she’s working with JLUSA to grow the work! Lana Mendis sits down with the #JustUs Speaks Podcast.
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About JustUs Speaks Podcast
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The JustUs Speaks Podcast, presented by JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA), amplifies the voices of formerly incarcerated individuals in the U.S. Hosted by JLUSA Policy Analyst Zach Ruppel and JLUSA Leadership Admin Coordinator Lana Mendis, the JustUs Speaks Podcast features interviews with directly impacted people sharing their experience with the criminal justice system, and life upon reentering society.
To learn more about JustLeadershipUSA and its mission to amplify the power of people who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system, visit www.JLUSA.org