City councils calling for a moratorium

The list of local governments calling for a moratorium on executions has now reached 110! On May 3, the New Haven, CT Board of Alderman took an additional step and became the second local government in the nation to call for complete abolition of the death penalty. Congratulations to local organizers and citizens across the country who continue to pursue these victories. If your town or city council isn’t on the list, contact EJUSA for an organizing packet to get started!

Alameda County, CA
Albany, NY
Albany County, NY
Asheville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, MD
Berkeley, CA
Bessemer, AL
Birmingham, AL
Blacksburg, VA
Boligee, AL
Brighton, AL
Brookline, MA
Buffalo, NY
Cambridge, MA
Camden, NJ
Camp Hill, AL
Carrboro, NC
Cary, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Charlotte, NC
Charlottesville, VA
Chesilhurst, NJ
Chatham County, NC
Cincinnati, OH
Cofield, NC
Davidson,NC
Dayton, OH
Detroit, MI
Dobbins Heights, NC
Durham, NC
Durham County, NC
East Palo Alto, CA
Erie, PA
Eutaw, AL
Fayetteville, NC
Five Points, AL
Forkland, AL
Gainesville, AL
Garysburg, NC
Gettysburg, PA
Gordonville, AL
Greenburgh, NY
Greene County, AL
Greensboro, NC
Harrisburg, PA
Hartford, CT
Haynesville, AL
Hays, TX
Highland Park, NJ
Hillsborough, NC
Hobson, AL
La Fayette, AL
Leighton, AL
Leverett, MA
Lexington, VA
Lincoln, NE Council*
Lowndes County, AL
Macon, GA
Marin County, CA
Menlo Park, CA
Montgomery County, MD
Mosses, AL
Mount Rainier, MD
Mount Vernon, NY
Nashville-Davidson County, TN
New Castle, NY
New Haven, CT (abolition)
New York City, NY
Norlina, NC
North Courtland, AL
Oakland, CA
Orange County, NC
Palo Alto, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Portola Valley, CA**
Prichard, AL
Prince George’s County, MD
Princeton, NJ
Rochester, NY**
Rouseville, PA
Salinas, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Miguel County, CO
Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Fe, NM (abolition)
Santa Monica, CA
Selma, AL
Sebastopol, CA
Shippensburg, PA
Sommers Point, NJ
Sumter County, AL
Syracuse, NY
Takoma Park, MD
Tallahassee, FL
Taylortown, NC
Thomasville, NC
Travis County, TX
Tuscon, AZ
Uniontown, AL
West Hollywood, CA
White Hall, AL
Wilcox County, AL
Wilmington, DE
Winfall, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Yellow Springs, OH
York, PA

By Shari Silberstein

Since 2000, Shari Silberstein has dedicated her career to transforming the justice system from one that harms to one that heals. Under her leadership, and using campaign strategies she helped develop, Equal Justice USA has helped end the death penalty in nine states, built first-of-its-kind conservative and evangelical coalitions for justice reform, secured millions in state funding for healing services to families of murder victims, launched an innovative model for training and dialogue between police and communities on trauma and race equity, and strengthened dozens of local organizations across the nation working for justice, violence reduction, and healing. Shari has been a national voice in helping to break down the silos between criminal justice reformers and crime survivor advocates. Her expertise has been a source in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, and Harper’s Magazine, and she has written op-eds for an array of media outlets, including Fox News, the Marshall Project, and U.S. News and World Report. Shari has a bachelor's degree in film from New York University and a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Texas at Austin.