JUSTLEADERSHIPUSA INC

Leadership in action (lap) : jlusa invests and activates its alumni network of more than 1,700 leaders across 45 states, plus d.c., to drive policy reform and community reinvestment strategies nationwide. Jlusa's justus coordinating council (jcc) continued its work as a national policy table led by systems-impacted leaders, community members, and national organizations committed to articulating a new national vision and implementing actionable steps that promote opportunity and justice for individuals and communities affected by the criminal legal system. Jcc published its second major policy report, building the table for healh equity, which highlighted dire needs for reform across all phases of the criminal legal system. Jlusa continued to advance public education around the need for emergency preparedness plans within carceral settings. Jlusa continued several innovative strategic partnerships with other organizations and funders: bard microcollege for just community leadership, the nation's first tuition-free college dedicated to advocacy, arts and sciences; the safety & justice challenge, a five-year challenge initiated by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation that provides support to local leaders from across the country to tackle the misuse and overuse of jails; and a federally funded initiative designed to build the capacity of community residents to "reduce structural drivers of violence and to "heal and build equitable paths to safety and prosperity through collective action with government and private sector partners."