Justice Impact Alliance

04/19/2023

A woman says that the skills she acquired during her incarceration allowed her to rebuild her life. However, she does not believe prisoners should be forced to work.

11/09/2022

JIA's own Dieter Tejada Tejada will be leading a teach-in event at Yale University next week on Ban the Box in Higher Ed (BTB-HE) is a national movement for Racial Justice in Higher Ed. Access and Admissions.

Proud join with Operation Restoration.OR, Opportunity2Restore (O2R), National Justice Impact Bar Association, and student leaders of YULAA for this transformative event.

10/18/2022

Excited to announce the launch of the Driver's License Restoration App, a new digital justice tool on the Justice Impact Network (JIN). In just a few clicks, this app helps impacted individuals complete the forms they need to reinstate their driver's licenses in Massachusetts or New York. If you or someone you know needs is dealing with a suspended driver's license in MA or NY check the app out today: https://georgetown.neotalogic.com/a/jindlrestoration
To learn more about driver's license suspensions, visit the Justice Impact Network guide: https://justiceimpactnetwork.org/impacted-people/post-trial/item.11194-Drivers_License_Restoration

Massive Thanks to the brilliant Student Dev Team from the Civ Tech program at Georgetown university law centerr, and Neota Logic the no-code software development platform upon which the app was built for making this possible.
Thanks for the Guide go to all our incredible JIN student partners at Yale Undergraduate Prison Project, NYU School of Law's EPIC, the ATJ Tech Fellows Program, Skidmore College School of Social Work, Harvard Law School's PLAP, The George Washington University Law School, University of Miami School of Law's Hope Center.

06/29/2022

“Mitchell Hamline has a long history of looking for ways to expand the idea of who gets to go to law school,” said Anthony Niedwiecki, president and dean of Mitchell Hamline, in a press release. “It’s important for people who are incarcerated to better understand the criminal justice system, and this is one important way to do that. Our students will also benefit from having Maureen in class with them.”

Mitchell Hamline School of Law recently announced that Maureen Onyelobi, who is serving a life sentence in a Minnesota women’s prison, has been accepted into its juris doctor program for the fall semester. The news marks the first time in the U.S. that an incarcerated individual has been actively ...

06/28/2022

The state Department of Public Safety says more than 20,000 people return to their home communities after being released from North Carolina state prisons every year. About 95% of people in prison will eventually return to their home communities.

The City of Jacksonville hopes to provide more opportunities for former prisoners once they finish serving their sentences.

The Jacksonville Department of Public Safety and community leaders are trying to help former prisoners adjust to life once they’re free.

06/22/2022

With higher numbers of Americans in the criminal justice system than ever, criminal justice reform has become a dire necessity. To successfully reform the system, changes need to be made to end harsh policies and racial profiling among other issues. Learn why criminal justice reform is so important today and what you can do to get involved.

Criminal justice reform aims to reduce harsh prison sentences, change drug sentencing, prioritizing rehabilitation of offenders, and more. Learn all the reasons reform is important in the US!

05/06/2022

With 95% of people incarcerated being released at some point, we have to create a path to welcome them home and keep them home!

05/05/2022

System-impacted individuals are relegated to second-class citizenship; they are excluded from equal access to many rights and privileges of everyday civic society - including education. Asking about criminal history inquiries contributes to this denial of access to civic life.

05/04/2022

Could the funds used to incarcerate be put to better use? Share your thoughts!

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05/03/2022

Education is known to create opportunities for everyone.

Education is known to lower crime.

It's time to open up educational opportunities for people looking to change their life!

04/29/2022

Has the criminal justice system impacted you?

Are you trying to support a family member in trouble with the law?

Is it hard for you to find or provide resources to those in need?

If so, you need to check out the newly launched Justice Impact Network, as it will serve as a navigational tool during your times of need!

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04/27/2022

In a clear cut case of self defense, high school senior Dieter Tejada did what anyone would do when a much larger child was wielding a bat in his direction. Among many things kept from Dieter and his friends, the aggressor had taken a number of drugs that would be ill advised for anyone - let alone someone who had been diagnosed with an anti social / behavioral disorder. Yet, after Dieter's involvement with the high school drama, either further violence with other kids, the drugs, or both led the initial aggressor's friends to call an ambulance. In trying to hide the fact that they were all on illegal substances, the aggressor's group made up a story, blaming Dieter's group from the blue collar town a few miles away for the drama, while hiding the aggressor's medical records (the proof of injury). With a disparity in access to power, as well as so much withheld evidence, Dieter and the others pleaded guilty to avoid lengthy sentences, counting themselves among a harrowing statistic - the 95% of felony charges resolved by plea bargain in the US. One of Dieter's friends, Caesar Cordero, lost his immigration status as a result, returning him to a country that he only knew as an infant.

‎Show Wrongful Conviction, Ep #255 Jason Flom with Dieter Tejada - Apr 26, 2022