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The Verdict and True Accountability

Yesterday, many millions of us exhaled with relief. We exhaled for those who can’t: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Duante Wright, Adam Toledo, and so many, many more.  A legal process that has never been applied fairly has convicted Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. It’s a meaningful verdict in part because it’s so…

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EJUSA Applauds NJ’s $10mm Investment in Violence Prevention

Equal Justice USA has been working with a coalition of organizations who are on the ground in several New Jersey communities driving innovative programs and interventions that are reducing violence. Today’s announcement is a critical step toward growing that work and delivering true public safety to communities. “We are on the verge of a new…

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A large group of people gather outside of a state building in New York City holding posters against police brutality

Momentum in New Jersey

On April 1, some of New Jersey’s fiercest advocates for community-based violence prevention sat down — virtually — with Gov. Phil Murphy to build out the road ahead and ensure the state remains a national leader on this all-important front.  In addition to myself, the group included Aqeela Sherrills and Solomon Middleton-Williams from the Newark…

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From the Field
Delia, credit Scott Langley

Documenting a Movement

For nearly two decades, the death penalty has perished in one state after another. There is no question that America’s most egregious response to violence is on its way out. And Scott Langley has been a powerful force in this movement.  Scott is a freelance photojournalist whose passion is documenting the death penalty. His work…

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Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?

Reimagining Justice This Month: March 2021 Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Are Life Sentences a Merciful Alternative to the Death Penalty?, Mother Jones Virginia’s recent repeal of the death penalty was both a reckoning with a…

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#NoDeathPenaltyVA

A Victory for Virginia and the Nation

Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed the bill to repeal Virginia’s death penalty, enacting it into law. Virginia is officially the 23rd state to end its death penalty. The work on the ground to achieve this victory was amazing, including our partners from Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and the Virginia Interfaith Center on…

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Newark: In This Together

In 2014, I was leading police training for Newark, NJ, when Mayor Ras Baraka took office. This was a crucial juncture for Newark Police Department (NPD). A recession plus a surge in retirements had decimated the department. But that wasn’t the only problem. Before my role at the Police Academy, I worked in Internal Affairs…

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Al-Tariq Best, The HUBB

A Language for Healing

A scene from the video for “8Min46Secs.” The HUBB   Warning: Some viewers might be alarmed by the graphic imagery used in these videos. Christine: Can you start by talking about your choice to use music and video as a force for healing for youth? Al-Tariq: We wanted to use it as a form of…

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A large group of people gather outside of a state building in New York City holding posters against police brutality

A city’s commitment to understanding trauma to prevent violence

Reimagining Justice This Month | February 2021 Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Evaluation Reports Newark Community Street Team’s Efforts are Effective in Crime Reduction, TAPintoNewark Few cities have done as much as Newark, NJ, to think…

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Tell your lawmakers to end the death penalty

Let’s end the the deeply flawed and expensive death penalty in Ohio.

Ohioans, Act Now
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