CEO Reform Alliance, Fmr. Mayor & Council Member City of Mill Valley and mom of four.
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
REFORM and our coalition partners were at the Capitol this week, leading the effort to pass the federal Safer Supervision Act so people rebuilding their lives and contributing to their communities have a real path off federal supervision.
Advocates and organizers came to Washington to bring that message straight to Congress. Follow along and learn more about the Safer Supervision Act.
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Thank you @AGToddBlanche and @BOPDirector for your hard work to ensure that the First Step Act will be properly implemented. There is a lot to do but this will help accelerate the work exponentially.
BOP Establishes First Step Act Office for Comprehensive Implementation Oversight
Press Release➡️ bit.ly/4AoukK3
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Implementation is always the hardest part of passing legislation and I’m glad the First Step Act has been such a priority for this administration. Grateful to work alongside the BOP to ensure the promise of FSA is realized.
BOP recently met with #FirstStepAct advocates to discuss the latest updates and the progress being made across the agency. These conversations are an important opportunity to share information, hear perspectives, and highlight the meaningful work underway to expand opportunities for rehabilitation, successful reentry, and second chances.
We appreciate our partners for their continued engagement and commitment to advancing the goals of the #FirstStepAct.
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
Public safety should be the measure that drives supervision, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
When low-risk individuals are unnecessarily over-supervised, probation officers have fewer resources to focus on the people who pose the greatest risk to communities. The Safer Supervision Act would allow supervision to be tailored to risk, progress, and individual circumstances 👏
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This is huge. I sat on the Marin County Homelessness commission when it first started and solutions like this were only a dream due to pushback. Kudos to the leadership for making it happen.
It wasn’t that long ago that Marin’s homeless population was labeled as “invisible” in an affluent community. That has changed. The challenge is very visible. marinij.com/2026/09/19/edito…
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Hero. 💔
Worth the read every year. #neverforget
Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?
Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?
Todd: No
Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?
Todd: There are three that we know of.
Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?
Todd: Yes…. they don’t have guns….they have knives – they took over the plane with knives.
Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?
Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.
Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?
Todd: No…..I don’t know. They sound like they’re from the mid-east.
Lisa: Have they said what they want?
Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men’s demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I’m telling you…it sounded fake!
Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.
Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.
Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can’t remember, it’s on your ticket.
Todd: It’s United Flight 93.
Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?
Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He’s got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.
Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?
Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.
Lisa: Has anyone been injured?
Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There’s been lots of shouting. We don’t know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.
Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?
Todd: He’s near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn’t noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!
Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what’s happening!
Todd: Hello…..We’re going down….I think we’re going to crash……Wait – wait a minute. No, we’re leveling off….we’re ok. I think we may be turning around…..That’s it – we changed directions. Do you hear me….we’re flying east again.
Lisa: Ok Todd…. What’s going on with the other passengers?
Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??
Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it’s very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.
Todd: Oh God —help us!
Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I’m afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?
Lisa: I’ll try….if I can….Yes.
Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what’s happened. Promise me you’ll call..
Lisa: I promise – I’ll call.
Community note
No verbatim transcript of Todd Beamer's call with Lisa Jefferson exists, as the conversation was not recorded and the text includes fabricated dialogue.
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Emory’s pardon is a powerful example of what second chances should look like. The extraordinary range of support for him- from community leaders to some of the country’s most respected business leaders- speaks to the man he has become. I’m deeply grateful to Pardon Czar @AliceMarieFree for believing in his redemption and to @POTUS for giving him, and many others, this second chance.
Yesterday was a powerful day for second chances.
I am deeply grateful to President @RealDonaldTrump for granting clemency and pardons to 30 deserving individuals whose cases we carefully reviewed and brought forward—and to the White House Counsel team, led by Will Scharf, for the hard work behind these decisions.
Among them is Emory Jones, who served nearly 16 years in federal prison and came home determined to build a different life. Today he is an entrepreneur and creative leader whose journey reminds us how much people can grow—and how much good they can still do.
I am also especially grateful to our partners at clemency clinics across the country. Their thoughtful work helped us identify deserving candidates from many different walks of life, including women like Molly Ann Bloom, Holly Leanne Frantzen and Shemika Williams.
This work is both challenging and important. But ultimately, it is justice work—and, for me, Jesus work.
My prayer is that each of these 30 people makes the most of this extraordinary second chance and becomes a greater blessing to their families, communities and the world.
To God be the glory. 🙏🏽🇺🇸
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
Women on parole face more challenges than men on parole: frequent moves, worse health, and higher rates of mental health and substance use disorders. @stateline_news covers CCJ's report on health, housing, and household circumstances among women on parole: stateline.org/2026/09/03/wom…
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
ICYMI: During his historic Yankee Stadium concert run, REFORM Alliance Founding Partner and Board Member @sc uplifted our mission in a freestyle for tens of thousands of fans.
For years, REFORM's Board of Directors has helped drive the movement to transform supervision by advancing laws that improve public safety and give people the opportunity to reunite with their families and move forward.
Together, we've helped pass 23 bills across 12 states. These reforms are reducing recidivism, strengthening communities, and creating lasting change.
Thank you to JAY-Z, our founding partners, and board members for continuing to champion this work. Join the movement. tr.ee/jxRTUvC3u6
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
What does it really take to rebuild your life after prison, and what role should supervision play in helping people succeed?
For our latest REFORM Speaker Series, we sat down with Jesse Crosson for a conversation about reentry, second chances, and what a better supervision system can look like.
Jesse shared his experience returning home after serving 19 years in prison, navigating three years of probation, and confronting the challenges that come with rebuilding a life after incarceration.
He spoke about the importance of community, mental health support, meaningful opportunities, and a supervision system focused on helping people move forward, not holding them back.
Read more about Jesse, his journey, and his vision for supervision reform on the REFORM blog: tr.ee/76LdjWr0Jv
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
What happens when the exception becomes the rule? Ask the 110,000 Americans currently on federal supervision.
When it was created, federal supervision was meant to be a targeted tool focused on helping people reintegrate into their communities.
40 years later? The number of people on federal supervision has grown by roughly 200%.
That's not targeted intervention. That's a system that stretches supervision officers past their limits and makes individualized support nearly impossible.
Supervision should be a bridge to stability. It's time to bring the system back to what it was intended to do.
🔗 Learn more and become a REFORMer - ow.ly/6wmM50ZC08R
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This is also why we have to make sure Supervision is set up to to support people- not make it harder to succeed!
Nearly everyone who enters prison will eventually return to society. The question is: what kind of neighbors do we want them to be when they come home?
Effective reentry prepares former offenders for work, supporting their families, and contributing to safer, stronger communities.
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
Want to have an honest conversation about redemption, second chances, and what it really takes to rebuild a life?
Join us on August 19 from 12–1 PM ET for REFORM’s Speaker Series with Jesse Crosson.
At 18, Jesse was sentenced to 32 years in prison. After receiving a conditional pardon, he returned home and spent years navigating probation. Since then, he’s dedicated his life to helping others successfully reenter their communities.
Today, Jesse leads the Second Chancer Foundation, showing that when people are given the support they need, they can build extraordinary lives.
RSVP to join us on Zoom. tr.ee/2T5Efj5Q-y
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Having had the opportunity to work with @DAGToddBlanche in the past, I’ve seen up close his willingness to engage seriously on much-needed changes to our justice system and to listen to those working to make it better.
During his confirmation process, he spoke about his support for the Safer Supervision Act and his commitment to fully implementing the First Step Act. Those commitments matter.
There is a real opportunity ahead to build on the bipartisan progress we’ve made and advance meaningful reforms that improve public safety, expand second chances, and help people successfully rebuild their lives.
I look forward to working with him and his team, and I’m optimistic about what we can accomplish together.
I am deeply honored by the trust and confidence President Trump has placed in me to lead the Department of Justice as our great nation’s 88th Attorney General.
I am grateful to the Senate for staying late to complete this process.
To the dedicated public servants of the Department of Justice, thank you for your work each day to uphold the law and keep our country safe.
God bless America.
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
Real change often starts with unlikely partnerships finding common ground.
A governor. A rapper. People with lived experience. Advocates. Policymakers.
After years of organizing, testimony, and relentless advocacy, Meek Mill, Governor Josh Shapiro, REFORM, the Pennsylvania Safety Coalition, and countless advocates came together to turn one person's experience with endless probation into lasting policy change.
The result was Act 44, a landmark law that's creating a fairer, more individualized supervision system and giving tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians a real opportunity to move forward.
As REFORM CEO @JessicaJackson explains, "Act 44 created a more proportionate approach to technical violations, the same kind of noncriminal missteps that repeatedly sent Meek back to prison and derailed the progress of too many others."
This is what real reform looks like.
Think you or someone you know could benefit from Act 44? Use our free eligibility tool to see if you qualify for early termination from probation. tr.ee/_LUjguE910
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I suffered from HG in all four of my pregnancies. Thankfully we had the resources and support system to ensure it was taken seriously in the two most severe cases because most doctors & people dismiss it as “morning sickness”. Thank you for all your life saving work @DrFejzo.
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With an article on HG in the New Yorker, will it finally be universally recognized as a real and life-threatening disease?
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
@MeekMill turned his own probation nightmare into a movement to transform the system.
In his new “Nightmares to Dreams” music video, @GovernorShapiro pulled up to honor the partnership they built fighting for probation reforms in Pennsylvania.
It took five years, hundreds of advocates, and a coalition spanning the political spectrum. In December 2023, Governor Shapiro signed Act 44 into law as Meek spoke through tears about what the moment meant for people trapped in the system.
Today, thousands of Pennsylvanians have a clearer path off probation and are moving forward with their lives.
From nightmares to dreams. This is what reform looks like.
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Jessica Jackson retweeted
Supervision works best when it helps people move forward, not when it stands in their way.
When Justine faced a difficult moment, her probation officer responded with trust, understanding, and support. That belief in her progress made all the difference.
Stories like Justine's show what's possible when supervision prioritizes rehabilitation, stability, and second chances.
Let’s work toward a supervision system where this kind of care is the norm, not the exception. Become a REFORMer today: tr.ee/jxRTUvC3u6.
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Are you on probation in VA? Use @REFORM’s new tool to discover if you are eligible for early termination!
🎉Huge news coming out of Virginia: If you're on probation, you may be eligible for early termination.
As of July 1, your probation officer is now required to recommend you for early termination if you comply with your supervision conditions, stick to your case plan, and pose little to no risk to public safety for 12 months.
Talk to your probation officer and find out if you might qualify using our free eligibility tool. reformalliance.com/va_eligib…
Thank you to the VA Safety Coalition and our incredible partners for making this possible.
⭐️Legal Aid Justice Center
⭐️The Humanization Project
⭐️Virginia Police Benevolent Association
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