…Provided direct, on-the-ground assistance to groups in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware.
…Produced action alerts that were distributed via postcard and email to 8,000 New Jerseyans.
…Co-produced New Jersey-ans for a Death Penalty Moratorium (NJDPM) video, “Time-Out: Perspectives on New Jersey’s Death Penalty.”
…Co-wrote NJDPM White Paper on NJ’s death penalty for the new Governor.
…Sparked & facilitated a NY-NJ-DE tour of the Journey of Hope… From Violence to Healing (murder victims’ family members who oppose the death penalty).
…Assisted NJDPM in developing a poll that revealed 66% of New Jerseyans support a moratorium on executions.
…Recruited new local leadership for the New York City Chapter of New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty (NYADP), which won a resolution in the New York City council.
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.
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