Ending Post-Conviction Poverty with Saad Soliman of TimeDone

About this episode

Saad M. Soliman discusses efforts to end post-conviction poverty and improve reentry systems for individuals with past convictions.

Saad M. Soliman is the National Director of TimeDone at Just Safe, where he leads national policy advocacy and movement-building efforts on behalf of over 200,000 people with past convictions. A nationally recognized expert in reentry systems and public safety reform, he builds scalable, mission-driven initiatives that advance equity and public safety. Known as a serial entrepreneur, Soliman has founded and grown multiple ventures serving justice-impacted communities. His professional background includes roles with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Probation Office in Delaware, and he currently advises the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the American Institutes for Research.. Appointed and reappointed to the Delaware Workforce Development Board by successive governors, he specializes in assisting people leaving the justice system with jobs, healthcare and housing to increase successful reentry at local, state, and national levels. Learn more about TimeDone at https://timedone.org/ Learn more about JustSafe at https://justsafe.org/ This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more…

People in this episode

Host: Harriet Hendel

Guest: Saad M. Soliman

Topics covered

• reentry systems
• public safety reform
• justice-impacted communities
• policy advocacy
• employment assistance

Keywords

• post-conviction poverty
• reentry
• justice system
• employment
• public safety
• advocacy
• TimeDone

Sponsors

Innocence Project of Florida

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TimeDone, Just Safe, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Probation Office, Bureau of Justice Assistance, American Institutes for Research, Delaware Workforce Development Board

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