Access to Education, Long Sentencing, Leadership, Families and Incarceration, Higher Education in Prisons, Reentry, Art Music and Writing Gordon Rosenberg Access to Education, Long Sentencing, Leadership, Families and Incarceration, Higher Education in Prisons, Reentry, Art Music and Writing Gordon Rosenberg

Shannon Ross

Wisconsin
Shannon Ross, the Executive Director of The Community, founded the organization while serving a 17-year prison sentence to address the criminal legal system's impact through greater information sharing, self-empowerment, and narrative change. Since his release in 2020, he has expanded his advocacy as a graduate student, podcast host, and entrepreneur focused on supporting system-impacted individuals.

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Youth Justice, Access to Education, Long Sentencing, Second Look Sentencing, Reentry, Higher Education in Prisons Gordon Rosenberg Youth Justice, Access to Education, Long Sentencing, Second Look Sentencing, Reentry, Higher Education in Prisons Gordon Rosenberg

John Pace

Pennsylvania
After serving 31 years of a life sentence given at age 17, John was resentenced and paroled, and since his release, he has dedicated himself to supporting other former juvenile lifers in their reentry journeys and young people who find themselves involved in the criminal justice system, earning recognition for his advocacy work and serving as Senior Reentry Coordinator at the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project in Philadelphia.

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