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06/26/2026
Formerly incarcerated leader and entrepreneur Harley Blakeman writes, “Over the next 250 years, economic mobility should become the north star metric for corrections.”
Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/26/justice-the-next-250-why-economic-mobility-should-be-corrections-north-star
Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) testifying before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: “Having a Master’s degree and having a GED from incarceration, I can go right now and say I want to advocate in the adult system. … They’re gonna try to get all of my expertise and skillsets for free.”
Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/17/dieter-cantu-testifies-before-the-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-on-mental-healthcare-in-juvenile-justice-facilities/
06/24/2026
Formerly incarcerated author and leader Shaka Senghor appears in the new docuseries “The American Experiment,” streaming on Netflix starting today.
Read about his role, what he has to say about it, and watch the trailer: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/24/shaka-senghor-appears-in-new-netflix-docuseries-the-american-experiment/
06/23/2026
“In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the justices found Damon Landor could not sue prison officials as individuals under a 2000 federal law that requires states to protect the religious rights of prisoners in state institutions.”
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Supreme Court says Rastafarian can’t sue prison officials over shorn dreadlocks The ruling is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.
06/22/2026
Jennifer Dalton (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) writes, “If we are serious about building a more just future, [children] must be at the center of it.”
Read more: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/22/the-next-250-years-of-justice-what-will-children-inherit
TW: Graphic description of prison conditions.
Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) testified last week under oath before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: “I witnessed kids go through extortion, sexual acts through intimidation, and public humiliation used to establish power and control. … I can wholeheartedly say that now, as an adult, I’m still healing from experiences that no child should ever have to endure.”
Watch the full testimony: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/17/dieter-cantu-testifies-before-the-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-on-mental-healthcare-in-juvenile-justice-facilities/
06/19/2026
What to Watch on Streaming This Juneteenth + Father’s Day Weekend: “A Father’s Wreckoning” on Tubi and “Time II: Unfinished Business” on Amazon Prime.
Check out the trailers for these two powerful documentary films! Plus a new musical anthem.
Watch/listen: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/19/what-to-watch-on-streaming-this-juneteenth-fathers-day-weekend-a-fathers-wreckoning-and-time-ii-unfinished-business
06/18/2026
“A federal judge ordered the Bureau of Prisons on Wednesday to continue providing hormone medications to [incarcerated transgender people], rejecting, at least for now, the Trump administration’s decision to no longer provide such medical treatment …”
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Federal Prisons Must Provide Hormones Sought by Trans Inmates (Gift Article) The government had argued that a “pendulum swing” in the medical consensus justified treating trans inmates with psychotherapy and antidepressants instead.
06/17/2026
Last week, Dieter Cantu (Leading with Conviction™ 2020) testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on mental healthcare in juvenile justice facilities: “If we can recognize when a youth breaks a rule, we should be able to recognize when a youth is asking for help.”
Watch the full video: https://jlusa.org/2026/06/17/dieter-cantu-testifies-before-the-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-on-mental-healthcare-in-juvenile-justice-facilities/
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