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January, 2012

Making the Vision Real

EJUSA welcomes Lisa Good to our board to help develop our new work advocating for better services for crime survivors.

Invite your friends over, and don’t forget the popcorn

The much-anticipated documentary, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, is set to premiere on HBO on January 12th.

Death Penalty Tail Spin

The death penalty had a tough year in 2011 - new death sentences and executions are at 40 year lows, public support for the death penalty has plummeted from its peak less than two decades ago,

SAFE California Campaign Making Strides

In the final weeks of 2011 California’s Chief Supreme Court Justice called on the state to reexamine

RECOMMENDED LINK: Repeal Gains Support in Ohio

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul F.

NAACP joins in calling for an end to Maryland’s death penalty

Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, joined legislators and community leaders yesterday in calling for an end to the death penalty in Maryland.

Delaware Governor stops upcoming execution

Following a historic clemency recommendation by the Delaware Board of Pardons, Delaw

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory nominated for an Academy Award

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, which exploded into the public’s consciousness just a few short weeks ago, has been

Maryland gears up for death penalty repeal

Maryland lawmakers are working on introducing a bill that would not only repeal the death penalty in the state, but would also use money saved to fund victims’ assistance programs for those who have

Push for exoneration grows in West Memphis Three case

The drama that played out in West Memphis, Arkansas over that past two decades is now playing out on the silver screen.

Ohio death row exoneration is nation’s 140th

January 23rd marked the date of the nation’s 140th death row exoneration.

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