The stakes couldn’t be higher for 2017. Our work together next year will help shape the future of our country. For too long, the national conversation about violence has been all about punishment, and with devastating consequences: 2.3 million people in prison. More than 2,900 facing execution. Communities of color traumatized. Victims of violence left… Continue reading The stakes couldn’t be higher
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Death Penalty in Decline, an Update from CCATDP
The United States is slowly turning against the death penalty. Its end seems inevitable, but unfortunately, there were a few setbacks this year. Ballot initiatives in California and Nebraska fell short of passing. Despite this, I feel incredibly encouraged for several reasons. A recent Pew poll showed that support for the death penalty is at… Continue reading Death Penalty in Decline, an Update from CCATDP
Funding available for groups serving child sexual abuse survivors in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds (pdf) through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are an organization in Pennsylvania that works with adult and child survivors of child sexual abuse, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. The maximum grant award is $50,000. Through our VOCA… Continue reading Funding available for groups serving child sexual abuse survivors in Pennsylvania
last night
Last night was emotional and surprising. Many in America are mourning today; some are deeply afraid for their lives or their loved ones. Others are feeling heard in their suffering for the first time. Finding common ground across those kinds of differences isn’t easy, but it has fundamentally transformed me personally, and EJUSA’s work, over… Continue reading last night
Recommended this week
“Recommended this week” features highlights from the past week in news about the death penalty, crime survivors, and trauma-informed responses to crime. Better by half, The Marshall Project An interesting story from The Marshall Project about New York City: “New York City’s example shows that when the community and government work together, it is possible to have both… Continue reading Recommended this week
Recommended this week
“Recommended this week” features highlights from the past week in news about the death penalty, crime survivors, and trauma-informed responses to crime. Three States to Watch if You Care About the Death Penalty, The Marshall Project Voters in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and California will face death penalty questions at the polls. The Marshall Project looks at what’s on the… Continue reading Recommended this week
Death Penalty Support Plunges to 40-Year Low – an update from CCATDP
Florida’s death penalty has remained in the national spotlight as of late. In January, the Sunshine State’s capital sentencing scheme was ruled unconstitutional because it gave judges, rather than jurors, too much power in the death penalty sentencing process. As a result, Florida’s legislature passed a bill requiring at least a 10-2 jury vote in… Continue reading Death Penalty Support Plunges to 40-Year Low – an update from CCATDP
Recommended this week
“Recommended this week” features highlights from the past week in news about the death penalty, crime survivors, and trauma-informed responses to crime. Justices, give Duane Buck a second chance, CNN.com Linda Geffin was the second chair prosecutor in Duane Buck’s case is now calling for a new sentencing in his case. She reflects on the racial bias… Continue reading Recommended this week
Supreme Court hears death penalty racial bias case from Texas
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Texas death penalty case of Duane Buck. Buck was sentenced to death after his own lawyer called an “expert” who testified that Buck was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is black. At this crucial moment, when our nation is confronting… Continue reading Supreme Court hears death penalty racial bias case from Texas
Crime survivors and supporters demand change
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims is an opportunity to invest in public health approaches to violence EJUSA supports Mothers in Charge national action on Sept 22 Statement by Shari Silberstein, Executive Director “Every year there are more than 14,000 people murdered in America. Countless grieving parents, brothers, sisters, children, and other loved ones… Continue reading Crime survivors and supporters demand change