Some people are born into a vocation—whether it’s teaching, making art, or training to be a physician. They know from an early age and pursue their goals with laser focus. For others a career path winds and shifts directions as life intrudes and uncovers opportunities that weren’t previously apparent. Lisa Good belongs in that latter… Continue reading Care, Dignity, and Respect: A Survivor’s Perspective
Newark PD memorandum has huge potential for transformation
Today, the Newark Police Department has adopted a policy to end practices that for too long prevented survivors of trauma — specifically survivors of color — from accessing the support and healing services they need. Over the past 2 years, EJUSA Senior Strategist Will Simpson has facilitated the South Ward Public Safety Roundtable alongside our… Continue reading Newark PD memorandum has huge potential for transformation
From Trauma to Trust: Police and Community Collaborative Training
This spring, Equal Justice USA is continuing to lead an effort to facilitate healing and build trust between the community and police with a goal of better responses to trauma in the wake of violence. A team of facilitators will be leading trainings on trauma-informed responses to violence with the Newark Police Department and Newark… Continue reading From Trauma to Trust: Police and Community Collaborative Training
Reckoning With Violence | Reimagining Justice This Month
Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Reckoning with Violence, New York Times People convicted of violent crimes are too often overlooked in justice reform movements. If the ultimate goal is to end mass incarceration, though, we cannot… Continue reading Reckoning With Violence | Reimagining Justice This Month
Join us for a community forum on the death penalty
Join the EJUSA Evangelical Network at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on Tuesday, April 2nd. We will be in discussion with community leaders including leadership from the Seminary’s staff, the sister of Officer Bruce VanderJagt who was murdered in 1997, and Billy Neal Moore, a minister and former death row inmate. The event will… Continue reading Join us for a community forum on the death penalty
March Newsletter
California Halts Executions! Governor Gavin Newsom has announced an executive order that will halt all executions in the state of California. In addition to this, the order will also close the state’s death chamber and pull the current execution protocol. The governor called the practice of capital punishment “discriminatory, unjust, and inconsistent with our bedrock… Continue reading March Newsletter
EJUSA and Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty React to California Moratorium on the Death Penalty
Statement by Shari Silberstein, Executive Director of Equal Justice USA: “Governor Newsom has written a new chapter in the history of justice reform. This is a sweeping move that reflects just how deeply the death penalty has failed. My hope is this will also lead Americans to reconsider our nation’s approach to violence overall. Our… Continue reading EJUSA and Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty React to California Moratorium on the Death Penalty
EJUSA Announces New Board Chair and Additional Members
Equal Justice USA is pleased to announce that Jesselyn McCurdy will serve as chair of the board of directors. McCurdy joined the board in 2010. “Jesselyn’s skills and experiences are incredibly important to EJUSA’s work to reimagine the justice system in the United States,” said Shari Silberstein, executive director of EJUSA. “For years now, she… Continue reading EJUSA Announces New Board Chair and Additional Members
Join us for an evening with Sister Helen Prejean
Next Thursday, March 14, Sister Helen Prejean, best selling author of Dead Man Walking, presents Lynching, The Death Penalty, and Beyond, hosted by the UL Lafayette Criminal Justice Society. The event will take place from 3:30-5:00 pm at the UL Lafayette Oliver Hall, 301 E. Lewis St. Please RSVP and stop by to take part in this important discussion!
Deep Forgiveness Breaks Cycles of Violence | Reimagining Justice This Month
Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Deep Forgiveness Breaks Cycles of Violence, Afro.com Darryl Green knows trauma and he knows loss. Both a brother and a son were murdered in his hometown of Baltimore. Reconciliation is the focus… Continue reading Deep Forgiveness Breaks Cycles of Violence | Reimagining Justice This Month