Republicans at their best believe in Liberty. Democrats at their best believe in Justice. All Americans at our best should believe in Liberty and Justice for All. Not just for the privileged or those who have access to power or influence—for ALL Americans. This makes Justice reform an American issue. 

A new documentary looks back on bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts championed by CNN anchor Van Jones during the Trump years

Group senior directors and officers Louis L. Reed and Jessica Jackson spilled the details to rolling out

Van Jones’ Dream Corps Justice recently held its annual Day of Empathy - a national criminal and social justice reform initiative. Celebrity advocate Tina Knowles-Lawson says her supports stems from "years of seeing the disparity."

The one issue that could bring Democrats and Republicans together - CNN Opinion: Van Jones & Louis L. Reed

Louis Reed spent 14 years in prison. Now, he’s working for criminal justice reform.

Feelings of “White guilt” in response to what we are experiencing at this moment won’t do any good unless we use them for something bigger; unless we activate them into a movement

Most African Americans are familiar with the colloquial term, “Get your foot off my neck,” but the Minneapolis Police Department recently served up a more graphic and literal version. The officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for six minutes is a real-life manifestation of how people who don’t have access to resources and power — disproportionately those of color — are both proverbially and literally stepped on and forced into the submission of an inequitable and inhumane racial caste system. 

The nearly 2.3 million people incarcerated across America are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak, activists warn, and the virus has already made its way behind bars. The close proximity of inmates, coupled with inadequate treatment, can cause diseases to spread quickly inside prisons, where resources like soap, cleaning supplies and warm water can be hard to come by.

When the First Step Act was signed into law last December, we saw a ripple of hope spread through nearly 200,000 people currently incarcerated in federal prisons across America. The passage of that bill didn't just mean that thousands of incarcerated people would soon be released from federal custody and reunited with family. It also laid out a pathway for additional reforms in Congress and state capitals nationwide.

CNN Political Commentator and Reform Alliance CEO Van Jones listens as Louis L. Reed, National Organizer for #cut50, a criminal justice initiative Jones co-founded, speaks about best probation and parole reform. (Photo courtesy of Prisonists.org)