Ten months have passed since you heard from Equal Justice USA that we would end our active operations as an organization focused on building a justice system that heals rather than harms. I hope this note finds you well despite the turmoil and uncertainty we have consistently seen since then. The impact of the Trump… Continue reading EJUSA’S Vision and Values Will Continue
Author: Lenny Noisette
Lenny Noisette most recently served as the director of the Justice team at Open Society Foundations US, where he oversaw grantmaking and field engagement activities of a 10-member team responsible for the foundation's criminal justice system reform efforts. Prior to joining Open Society Foundations, Lenny was a founding staff member and long-serving executive director of the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, a nationally recognized community-based public defender office created to demonstrate a different approach to providing legal services.
EJUSA’s New Board Chair
I am honored to be elected as Chair of the EJUSA Board, an organization I have long admired. I was introduced to EJUSA many years ago through its work to end the death penalty, driving repeal campaigns in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and other parts of the country. I became more intimately familiar with… Continue reading EJUSA’s New Board Chair