Rewriting Justice
Authors & Executives in Conversation for Reform
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Wednesday, April 15 | 12 p.m. ET | LinkedIn Live
Jesse Crosson Joins Joe Mason and Jessica Coz to Discuss “The Best Part of Prison”
Celebrate Fair Chance Month with RBIJ’s Workforce & Justice Alliance (WJA) for a powerful conversation between Jesse Crosson — WJA member and author of “The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness” — along with Joe Mason and Jessica Coz, business leaders from WJA member and proud fair-chance employer Awake Window and Door Co.
Crosson will share an “unvarnished, deeply human account” of his experience serving 19 years in prison, the harms of a broken system, and his unexpected journey to healing, accountability, transformation, and redemption. Now a pardoned advocate for justice reform, Jesse will discuss his ongoing work advancing rehabilitation and justice for others.
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn how businesses can lead with fairness and dignity in offering opportunities for all individuals to thrive.
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Voices That Have Lived It.
Voices That Can Change It.
Rewriting Justice is a new conversation series from RBIJ and audiobook app Libro.fm. Each event brings together renowned authors — many with lived experience of incarceration or deep expertise in the justice system — and influential business leaders shaping change today.
Through these conversations, we hear unfiltered stories of struggle, resilience, and second chances — and explore how businesses can be a force for solutions. The series shines a light on the human impact of the justice system while offering a unique business perspective on what meaningful reform looks like.
Explore Our Past Conversations
Jarvis Jay Masters & Sir Richard Branson Discuss “That Bird Has My Wings”
Jarvis Jay Masters is fighting a death sentence in California. Over decades on death row, he wrote “That Bird Has My Wings,” an acclaimed memoir about his journey through the justice system and his fight to prove his innocence.
On World Day Against the Death Penalty 2025, he joined Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group and co-founder of the Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty campaign with RBIJ for a powerful conversation. Speaking over the phone from prison, Masters unpacked the dehumanizing impact of the death penalty, its inherent arbitrariness and fallibility, and what his lived experience reveals about justice, resilience, and redemption.
Lara Love Hardin & Michelle Cirocco Discuss “The Many Lives of Mama Love”
In our inaugural Rewriting Justice conversation, held during RBIJ’s 2025 Workforce & Justice Summit in Seattle, New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin joined Michelle Cirocco, Chief Executive Officer of Televerde Foundation and Chief Impact Officer of Televerde, for a moving discussion about their lived experiences with the justice system and the power of storytelling for advancing systemic and cultural change.
Hardin, whose memoir, “The Many Lives of Mama Love,” tells the story of her incarceration and reentry, spoke about the challenges of leaving prison and the role narrative plays in shifting public perception. “Policy and protests are great,” she said “but stories transform.”
Do You Have a Story to Tell? Contact Us!
We are always looking for authors with lived experience and real-word knowledge of the criminal justice system to feature on our Rewriting Justice series.
If you have a book to promote or a story to tell — and want to share it with justice-driven business leaders — send us a note at: comms@rbij.org