Executive Vice President @JustLeadershipUSA, National Decarceration Leader, Advocate, Public Speaker
Detroit, MI
Joined April 2014
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By the year 2030, 100 million — that’s 1 in 2 working-age adults — in the U.S. will have an arrest or conviction on their record.
#ItCouldBeYou
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1. On Monday, a federal judge dropped an extraordinarily important decision.
It has received ZERO media attention.
In 1871, Congress passed the Ku Klux Klan Act, which allowed people to sue law enforcement officers who violated their Constitutional rights. It was intended to curb white supremacist violence against Black Americans.
In 1967, the Supreme Court flipped it on its head.
They "interpreted" the Ku Klux Klan Act to provide "qualified immunity" to law enforcement officers who violate Constitutional rights in "good faith." It has allowed law enforcement officers who abuse their power to escape accountability.
A federal judge, Carlton Reeves, just issued a powerful ruling urging the Supreme Court to acknowledge its mistake and repeal the doctrine of qualified immunity.
Follow along if interested.
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She was facing 48 yrs & miraculously only served 3 yrs behind bars. She now serves as a triple state commissioner in Colorado. @CandiACTION (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) joins the #JustUs Speaks #Podcast!
Listen now: jlusa.org/2024/02/19/candice…
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Nearly 100 systems-impacted leaders joined one of our largest ever Emerging Leaders™ trainings on February 2-3 in Chicago.
Learn more and see photos from the event! jlusa.org/2024/02/16/systems…
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.@BJSgov just released its report on incarceration numbers from 2022 and found that the number of women in state or federal prison increased by almost 5%.
Robyn Hasan Simpson (Leading with Conviction™ 2022) spoke with @ScrippsNews.
Watch the full video: jlusa.org/2023/12/12/robyn-h…
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JustLeadershipUSA is excited to be a selected charity for this year’s
@CFC #GivingTuesday campaign! Visit GiveCFC.org and click the Donate button to get started. Don't forget to use our CFC code # 68876 for your donation!
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"We don’t make our communities safe by creating artificial lines between 'people victimized by crime' and 'people who commit crimes.'"
JLUSA Executive Vice President @BeySimpson writes about how #RestorativeJustice can begin to heal communities: ow.ly/BmBp50OU1Bj
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Honored to have these JLUSA leaders included in the #IHaveADream video for today’s March on Washington 60th Anniversary: @MzDeHoskins @BeySimpson @SpokenFlowPoet #MOW60 @WeAreSoze The dream continues ...
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“In June, @CLALeadership @Arnold_Ventures @DOJBJA ... convened a conference to discuss persistent staffing shortages across the country. ... @BeySimpson says the conference left him hopeful.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2023/08/01/ronald-…
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Hear from JLUSA President & CEO @MzDeHoskins, JLUSA leader Eric Weaver, and others on the week-long series entitled #TheTruthAboutCrime on @scrippsnews!
Learn more and watch now: ow.ly/coAs50OpcK5
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It is appalling how so many take advantage of headlines re: crime for an obsolete “tough on crime” political, media, & budgetary gain, but when a public murder happens that reinforces existing power structures, those same forces rush to exonerate&look the other way. We shouldn’t.
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Jordan Neely was murdered.
But bc Jordan was houseless and crying for food in a time when the city is raising rents and stripping services to militarize itself while many in power demonize the poor, the murderer gets protected w/ passive headlines + no charges.
It’s disgusting.
A 30-year-old man died on the subway on Monday after he was placed in a chokehold, the police said. Witnesses said the victim had been acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” toward passengers on the train when the other man, 24, moved to restrain him. nyti.ms/3nnP0RL
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Today, CFSY leaders @nochildbornbad @iamcrystaljewel joined @JustLeadersUSA + nationwide partners to launch @JustUSCouncil, a network of systems-impacted people setting forth a new national vision to advance opportunity + justice for those harmed by the criminal legal system.
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Join directly impacted leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 29 for the historic launch of @JustUSCouncil and our groundbreaking new vision to advance opportunity and justice for all systems-impacted people! RSVP NOW: bit.ly/jcclaunch
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JustLeadershipUSA is excited to announce Larry Miller, Chairman of the Jordan Brand Advisory Board; Tracy McMillan, Creator of UnPrisoned; and JLUSA Leaders David Gaspar and Ashley Goldon as our 2023 Benefit Gala honorees!
Learn more: jlusa.org/media-release/jlus…
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@AAWardSR1 @MRFIVEINC @SerenaLiguori4 @BeySimpson @RobDeLeon14 @RonaldFDay @CCA_NY @OsborneNY @WomensCJA @JustLeadersUSA @TrinityWallSt @NewHourNY
The city is bound by law to close Rikers Island by 2027. Given the waste of our taxpayer funds, the mayoral administration must adhere to that timeline, while investing in crucial jail oversight, ATI programs, reentry services, and supportive housing.gothamgazette.com/130-opinio…
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"Administering justice and making communities safer requires authentic community engagement and elevating the voices of people directly impacted by the criminal legal system."
Read more from JLUSA Executive Vice President @BeySimpson: ow.ly/8Yw550MSszh #BuildingTheTable
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“The best way to engage with people with lived experience is to recognize them as people with lived experience. Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution.” -@BeySimpson @JustLeadersUSA
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JLUSA Executive Vice President @BeySimpson and 2022 Leading with Conviction graduate @KeedaHaynes spoke at a national convening from @NLADA commemorating the 60th anniversary of the landmark decision Gideon v. Wainwright.
Watch now: ow.ly/OvSO50NEarl
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JLUSA Executive Vice President @BeySimpson & 2022 #LeadingWithConviction graduate @KeedaHaynes spoke at a national convening organized by @NLADA last month in Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (pictured here with Ronald) also spoke. ow.ly/OvSO50NEarl
ALT Ronald Simpson-Bey with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland