Glenn E. Martin

Glenn Martin
Born (1970-10-30) October 30, 1970 (age 53)
EducationCanisius College

Glenn E. Martin (born October 30, 1970) is the president and founder of GEMtrainers.com, a social justice consultancy firm that partners with non-profits from across the United States to assist with fundraising, organizational development and marketing. Glenn is a longstanding American criminal justice reform advocate and is the founder and former president of JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA). He also founded the campaign, #CLOSErikers[1] and co-founded the Education from the Inside Out Coalition, a national campaign working to remove barriers to higher education facing students while they are in prison and once they are released.[2]

Martin resigned from JLUSA before (December 17, 2017) being accused of sexual misconduct by three women.[3]

Prior to his resignation from JLUSA, Martin regularly commented on criminal justice in the media, including CNN, C-SPAN, Al Jazeera, and MSNBC.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "#CLOSErikers - New York City Campaign to Close Rikers Island". www.closerikers.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Josh (July 28, 2015). "Obama's Plan to Restore Pell Grants for Prisoners Gets Mixed Reviews". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Stewart, Nikita. "A Report of Sexual Misconduct, a $25,000 Payment and an Activist's Abrupt Exit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Changing Course on Drug Sentencing". MSNBC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "DC's newest odd couple addresses incarceration crisis". MSNBC. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Will bipartisanship lead to prison reform?". MSNBC. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "Pilot program helps students in prison pay for college". MSNBC. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.