The U.S. prison population is among the highest in the world. The DC Area Books to Prisons Project (BTP), coordinated by EJUSA staffer Caleb Eber, provides a critical link between citizens who are incarcerated and those outside prison walls. In 2002, BTP expanded the number of prisoners served from 500 to 600 in over 35…
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“New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty (NYADP) is proud of shepherding a moratorium resolution through the New York City Council, but it wouldn’t have happened without Equal Justice USA. EJUSA’s Northeast Field Organizer, Celeste Fitzgerald, guided the way based on strategies that had been used successfully elsewhere, so we didn’t have to reinvent the wheel….
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“Georgia’s moratorium campaign has entered into its second year and each step of the way has been a learning experience! From the beginning we have relied on EJUSA to provide us with the technical support that we were lacking. “EJUSA staff visited with our activists at the outset of our campaign and offered successful strategies…
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“We in the Garden State are on the verge of a series of victories. Our bill to convene a Capital Punishment Study Commission to conduct one of the country’s most comprehensive death penalty reviews is on the verge of passing. Thanks to a recent Federal Circuit Court decision that delayed executions in New Jersey for…
Read MoreStefanie Faucher, Campaign Coordinator Californians for a Moratorium on Executions a campaign of Death Penalty Focus “The Legislative Toolkit prepared by Equal Justice USA is an incredibly useful resource for activists working to establish a moratorium on executions in their states. Navigating through the legislative circus in an enormous state like California is a daunting…
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Tom Block, Convener Moratorium Planning Committee of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) “I first contacted Equal Justice USA in the Fall 2002 for assistance in formulating a proposal to MADP to appoint an Ad Hoc Moratorium Planning Committee to build a long range strategy. EJUSA Organizer Shari Silberstein helped me identify areas that…
Read More…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…
Read MoreIn 2002, EJUSA… …Produced and distributed 30,000 action alert postcards in conjunction with the NAACP, and a follow-up emergency mailing to Quixote Center constituents. The Governor’s staff reported that they were flooded with e-mails, calls, and letters. …Led a delegation to meet with Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who expressed support for a moratorium and…
Read MoreFive years ago, we set out to build a movement to halt executions, resolution by resolution, church by church, and school by school. We dreamed that our strategy would shatter the political inertia of the anti-death penalty struggle and build the people’s movement that is now sweeping the nation. Capturing the imagination of local and…
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