In a 9-0 ruling, the Washington State Supreme Court has declared the state’s death penalty unconstitutional. Washington is now without a death penalty and becomes the 20th state in the country to reject capital punishment. Statement by Shari Silberstein, Executive Director of Equal Justice USA: “The Washington State Supreme Court today declared what we have…
Read MoreReimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Are you registered to vote? Many key criminal justice issues at the local, state, and national levels will be impacted by elections. Visit vote.org to confirm your registration or to learn how to register…
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Dates for the Fall Series of EJUSA’s From Trauma to Trust: Police/Community Collaborative Training have just been announced. The goal of this training is to understand the symptoms of community trauma and vicarious trauma as well as build necessary skills to address and problem-solve when trauma arises. These trainings will focus on the development and…
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Earlier this month, Pope Francis declared that the death penalty is never admissible and always unacceptable, pledging that the Catholic Church will work for its abolition world wide. This declaration is a step along a path that has been paved by previous Popes, stretching back to the 1960’s, when Pope Paul VI removed the death penalty from fundamental…
Read MoreNew Hampshire’s death penalty is a failed policy, proving costly, ineffective, harmful, and unnecessary. The state is spending millions of dollars on a death penalty that does nothing to make the state safer. Together, we can end it! Share our action, and urge your friends in New Hampshire to contact their lawmakers and override Governor…
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Both Republican-controlled chambers in the New Hampshire legislature voted to repeal death penalty, but Governor Sununu has vetoed the bill. Now lawmakers must vote to override the veto. Contact your senator and representatives and urge them to vote for the override. It’s really easy. Just edit the letter so it reflects your views on the…
Act NowThank you to all of you who signed our petition to end the death in New Hampshire. Because of you, our partners at the New Hampshire Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NHCADP) were able to deliver a huge stack of 56,502 signatures (wow!) to Governor Chris Sununu on May 15, after a press conference with…
Read MoreReimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. A Visit to Montgomery’s Legacy Museum, The New Yorker Recently, EJUSA staff visited the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL, to reflect upon history of and…
Read MoreLate last week, Ohio Governor John Kasich granted clemency to Raymond Tibbetts and commuted his death sentence. Thousands of you sent emails, signed petitions, made phone calls, and mobilized friends and neighbors to make sure that Governor Kasich knew that the trauma Tibbetts experienced as a child had been withheld from the jury during his trial. Thank…
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Raymond Tibbetts is scheduled to be executed in Ohio later this fall. He was originally scheduled for execution in February, but Ohio Governor John Kasich gave him a reprieve when a juror from Tibbetts’ original trial came forward after learning about Tibbetts’ traumatic background. Tibbetts’ severe child abuse and neglect was not presented in full…
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