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Our Impact

It is with great pleasure and deep gratitude that I share with you EJUSA’s 2016 Impact Report.

As you read it, please remember this: EJUSA’s impact is your impact.

Click here to read the report.

This year’s report highlights how far EJUSA has come on our oldest program – ending the death penalty – and on our exciting program to support community-based groups working with people of color harmed by violence. It also features highlights from year one of an important project of our Trauma Advocacy Initiative: to facilitate a two-year dialogue and training on trauma, racism, and justice with 250 police and community members in Newark, New Jersey.

You made this work possible. Together we’re taking down the broken parts of the justice system like the death penalty, and beginning to build the new, healing justice system of the future.

It’s not too late to help EJUSA reach our $40,000 goal for our year-end fundraising campaign. Please consider a stretch gift as we go into a critical year for our work together. All gifts will be matched through December 31.

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Sign on for families of homicide victims

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Dawn Mancarella, a member of EJUSA’s Crime Survivor Network, put out a special appeal today for family members of murder victims to sign on to suspend use of the death penalty in a key Florida county.

If you’ve lost a family member to murder, read Dawn’s letter below and consider taking action. If you know of others who might like to sign, please share this post.

Dear friend,

I know the horrible pain of losing a loved one to murder. My mom, Joyce Masury, was murdered 20 years ago, and my life has never been the same.

You’ve identified yourself to EJUSA or an EJUSA state partner as someone who has experienced this same unimaginable horror. So you understand where I’m coming from.

Today, I am signing an open letter for families like us calling for an end to the death penalty. Would you like to join me?

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California: Stop experimenting with lethal injection!

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Thank you so much to everyone who has written to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) about the flaws in their proposed lethal injection procedures. Thousands of comments have been submitted, calling on California to leave executions is the past – where they belong.

There is still time for you to speak out. The deadline for comment has been extended, so tell CDCR that you oppose their fundamentally flawed proposals for executions.

Anyone can weigh in – even if you don’t live in California and regardless of your age, citizenship, or voter registration status.

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Georgia refused to listen. Share your outrage.

Thank you so much for your letter last week to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. Thanks to people like you, we generated over 650 letters to stop an execution tainted by racial bias and a sleeping lawyer.

Georgia refused to listen. Kenneth Fults was executed last night for the 1997 killing of Cathy Bounds.

This is a stark reminder that the death penalty is broken beyond repair.

Share your outrage on Facebook and Twitter so your friends and followers can learn the truth and join us in the fight to end the death penalty.
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Urgent: Tell Congress not to cut victims services

#DontCutVOCAWe need your urgent action to help save critical funding for victims services.

Every year, Congress sets a level of spending from a fund known as VOCA. These are not tax dollars. Many of these funds go to community groups to support vital services like trauma intervention and counseling for people who have been harmed by crime and violence.

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Act now to halt execution in Oklahoma

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Time is running out for Richard Glossip.

In less than 24 hours, Glossip is scheduled be executed, despite mounting evidence of his innocence.

Call Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin now, and ask her to stay the execution to allow for further investigation. Her phone lines are being flooded, but she needs to hear from you that this execution should not go forward.

Governor’s main office number: (405) 521-2342

Governor’s voicemail for comments: (405) 522-8857

The pending execution has generated a huge outcry from all over the world. From Sister Helen Prejean, to former Dallas Cowboys Coach Barry Switzer, to Virgin mogul Richard Branson, to conservative US Senator Tom Coburn, to actress Susan Sarandon – even a juror from the original case came forward to say he wouldn’t have voted to convict Glossip if he’d had all the evidence that is currently available.

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Be sure Nebraska lawmakers get your ‘Thank You’ note!

Thank you, Nebraska Senators!

Don’t miss your chance to send a “Thank You” note to the Nebraska lawmakers who voted to end the death penalty.

We’re teaming up with our longtime partners atNebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty to deliver your appreciation to all 30 Nebraska Senators who voted to override the Governor’s veto and end the death penalty in Nebraska once and for all.

Those lawmakers declared the death penalty is ineffective, costly, unfair, harmful for victims’ families, and risks dangerous mistakes. They made Nebraska the 19th state – and the first “red” state in over 40 years – to end the death penalty.

When lawmakers demonstrate such leadership, it is critical that we acknowledge it. Write a note to Nebraska Senators today!

With the encouragement of people like you, we’re confident that we will see more and more lawmakers stand up for justice!

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Thank the Nebraska Senators who ended the death penalty

Thank you, Nebraska Senators!

It is vital that lawmakers hear from the people afterthey deliver, not just before a vote when we ask for their support. Last week, 30 Senators in Nebraska declared the death penalty is ineffective, costly, unfair, harmful for victims’ families, and risks dangerous mistakes. They made Nebraska the 19th state – and the first “red” state in over 40 years – to end the death penalty.

Help us collect thank you notes from around the world! We’re teaming up with our longtime partners at Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty to deliver your appreciation to all 30 Nebraska Senators who voted to override the Governor’s veto and end the death penalty in Nebraska once and for all.

Send a personal message to the Nebraska repeal supporters.

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Repeal passes Round 2 in Nebraska

Today, lawmakers in Nebraska again voted overwhelmingly – 30-16! – to repeal the death penalty.

This vote came after Round 2 of debate. There is still one more vote to win before the bill goes to the Governor’s desk. And if the Governor vetoes the bill – as he has promised – supporters need to hold on to all votes to override it.

Show everyone that all eyes are on Nebraska by sharing this graphic on Facebook. We stand with Nebraskans as they try to become the next state to repeal the death penalty.

Round 2 victory in Nebraska!

 

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You can also Tweet about today’s vote to help spread the word. Use #NERepeal and retweet some of the coverage from @EJUSA and @N_A_D_P.

The campaign in Nebraska is hitting the homestretch, with victory in sight. Let’s get across the finish line together!

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Video: International attention to the death penalty

The death penalty is not only dying in the United States. It’s dying all over the world. In the Western Hemisphere, 34 of the 35 countries have ended the death penalty in law or in practice.

That was the subject of the 56th Lecture of the Americas, sponsored by the Organization of American States last month. EJUSA Executive Director Shari Silberstein was on hand for the event. Although much of the panel focused on the United States’ lone status carrying out executions in the hemisphere, Silberstein was able to share reflections about the strong momentum for repeal.

A week later, Silberstein spoke at a European Union event at the DC residence of the Ambassador of the Netherlands, sharing the stage with several national partners to talk about what’s next for death penalty repeal efforts.

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