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Thousands of Leaders, Advocates, Civil Servants and Activists Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Row

December 17, 2024

(December 9, 2024) Thousands of stakeholders from across the political and faith spectrums are calling on President Joe Biden to commute all federal death sentences before he leaves office. The group includes Black pastors, Catholics, former corrections officials, civil rights advocates, current and former prosecutors, families who have lost loved ones to homicide, pro-life conservatives,…

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Take Care Today

By Christine Henderson / November 14, 2024

Over the last week, I have been flooded with calls from friends, family, and people across our network of healers. Many of them have asked me how I’m doing, many have asked for support. I’ve heard fear, rage, grief, anxiety, and confusion. All have told me how tired they are. So they reached out, because…

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Care and Community

By Jamila Hodge / November 7, 2024

This morning we woke to heaviness and uncertainty. We cannot predict the future, but there is no denying: we elected a president who promised retribution, who dehumanized so many people, and who spewed blatant hate and harm. It remains to be seen how deep and how wide the impact will be of this election, but…

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A Call to Abolish the Death Penalty

October 30, 2024

The death penalty system responds to violence with more violence. It takes the trauma that violence produces, multiplies it, and stretches it out over decades — impeding the healing of those who need it. Take action to abolish the death penalty.

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Equal Justice USA Announces New Restorative Justice Partners

October 15, 2024

(October 7, 2024) — Equal Justice USA (EJUSA) announced today that it will partner with four new communities to build new restorative justice diversion programs. These programs serve as an offramp for youth, protecting them from the harsh punishment of the criminal legal system while still creating an accountability process that identifies root causes and…

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Changing Hearts

By Jamila Hodge / September 27, 2024

Freddie Owens. Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams. Travis Mullis. Emmanuel Littlejohn. Alan Miller.  Five men, all of them executed over the previous seven days. The last time we had so much state-sponsored killing was in 2003. It has been a horrific week, and I suspect you feel the same heaviness that all of us at EJUSA carry. …

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Resilience in Bogalusa

By Jamila Hodge / September 19, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, I flew to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to join several team members for a special day. They had spent the last year working with community members on a groundbreaking public safety plan.  Read the Report On the plane, I continued reading “The Movement Made Us,” David J. Dennis Jr.’s account of his…

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Facilitating Empathy and Accountability

By Sierra Scott / September 18, 2024

Jen Pagan (she/her) is a Restorative Approaches Specialist with the Center for Restorative Approaches facilitating restorative circles and training school faculty and staff in restorative approaches. Sierra Scott recently sat down with Jen to talk about restorative justice practices and what it is like to facilitate restorative justice circles. Can you describe what restorative justice…

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Collective Work of The Restorative Justice Project at EJUSA

By Sierra Scott / September 3, 2024

At the Restorative Justice Project of EJUSA, we understand that the strength of our work lies not in individual efforts but in the collective power of our team and partners. Our approach is deeply rooted in collaboration, where each aspect of our work is interconnected and mutually reinforcing, creating a holistic and transformative impact across…

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We All Need the Water

By Patrick Egan / August 22, 2024

I will remember this summer for many things, but three stand out: roller-coaster politics, the Olympics, and the heat. My goodness, the heat.  When the heat won’t quit, I want to be in the water. I grew up not far from the ocean, learned to swim in a pool at a young age, grew comfortable…

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