In a year in which political campaigns and media drove public perception of rising crime to record highs, support for the death penalty in 2022 remains near the lowest it’s been in 50 years. Even among conservatives, support for the death penalty fell five percentage points, despite a barrage of media stoking fear in the… Continue reading Hope on the Horizon
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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… Continue reading A city’s commitment to understanding trauma to prevent violence
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
Who Has Access to Healing? | 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. States Set Aside Millions of Dollars for Crime Victims. But Some Gun Violence Survivors Don’t Get the Funds They Desperately Need, The Trace Elizabeth Van Brocklin asserts that all victims – whether harmed… Continue reading Who Has Access to Healing? | Reimagining Justice This Month
When police and community come together | 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. Training Day, Trumplandia While there are many efforts to train police officers, trainings often fail to deeply connect police to the community and their needs. EJUSA’s Police/Community Initiative is highlighted in… Continue reading When police and community come together | Reimagining Justice This Month
Lawmakers across the country re-evaluating the death penalty
State capitals are buzzing as lawmakers return for this year’s state legislative sessions. It’s no surprise that the death penalty is on the agenda in so many places, given the growing movement away from executions. There has long been strong support for death penalty repeal in Kansas, but due to many circumstances, repeal bills haven’t… Continue reading Lawmakers across the country re-evaluating the death penalty
New State’s Attorney in Florida wants to start CIU
Florida prosecutors have played a major role in creating an unjust criminal justice system with their ability to decide who to prosecute and what charges to file. Several prosecutors in the state had a history of extreme overzealousness and seemed to forget the community they were elected to represent. They charged children as young as… Continue reading New State’s Attorney in Florida wants to start CIU
He didn’t kill anyone, but TX is about to execute him
Texas is scheduled to execute Jeff Wood on August 24, 2016, even though he never killed anyone, had no previous criminal history, and suffers from borderline intellectual functioning and mental illness. Although Wood was involved in a robbery, he didn’t plan to kill anyone and wasn’t even inside the gas station when the victim, Kris… Continue reading He didn’t kill anyone, but TX is about to execute him
Evangelical leaders call upon Texas to stop scheduled execution
Almost 50 Evangelical leaders from Texas and around the country called upon state officials to stop the execution of Jeff Wood. In a letter released Monday, the religious leaders urged Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Paroles and Pardons to grant Wood a new sentencing hearing, saying he “never should have been sentenced… Continue reading Evangelical leaders call upon Texas to stop scheduled execution
Death penalty documentary garners Oscar buzz
Last Day of Freedom is a new, short documentary that follows the story of Bill Babbitt and his younger brother, Manny. It has already sparked conversations around the country, and now the it’s gaining momentum as a contender for an Academy Award. The film centers on the moral challenges Bill faces when he learns Manny… Continue reading Death penalty documentary garners Oscar buzz