“Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2” is a documentary about a conservative Christian grandmother from Mississippi who helped sentence a man to death. Two decades later, an overwhelming sense of regret compels her to track down her fellow jurors. This film raises important questions about the death penalty and the impact on jurors of making high-stakes sentencing… Continue reading Fans of justice, here’s your summer movie guide!
Tag: Secondary Trauma
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EJUSA joins in discussion about race, police, and the community in Newark
EJUSA’s Police/Community Initiative on Trauma Informed Responses to Violence has been bringing together police officers, residents, survivors of violence, justice-involved citizens, social workers, and faith leaders to discuss the trauma that exists on both sides of the relationship between the police and community. More and more members of the Newark community are eager to participate in… Continue reading EJUSA joins in discussion about race, police, and the community in Newark
The Weight of the [Heart] Work
EJUSA works with dozens of community groups and grassroots leaders who have dedicated their lives to reducing violence in their communities. Daily, these groups – many of whom are volunteers – are on the scene when someone is murdered. They help de-escalate situations, act as the liaison between police and families, offer support to grieving… Continue reading The Weight of the [Heart] Work
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
Botched Executions: A Regular Occurance
A new study finds that 3 percent of executions in the United States were “botched.” What the study doesn’t tell you is the ripple affects of harm these botched executions can take. Every execution requires a team of corrections officers who watch the inmate in his or her final days, who strap the inmate to… Continue reading Botched Executions: A Regular Occurance
New Hampshire hears from the executioners
For every execution, there is a team of executioners. They are the ones who watch the inmate in his or her final days, who strap the inmate to the gurney, who insert and reinsert the needles, and who remove the inmate from the gurney following the execution. They are the ones who deal with botched… Continue reading New Hampshire hears from the executioners
An Overwhelming Testimony to Repeal
New Hampshire’s death penalty study commission, which started its investigation in October 2009, just concluded its final hearing. The Commission has heard from over a hundred witnesses on issues such as innocence, fairness, public safety, and alternatives. The review has been a showcase of the death penalty’s litany of problems. Ray Krone and Juan Melendez… Continue reading An Overwhelming Testimony to Repeal
Secondary trauma: the death penalty creates new victims
For every execution, there is an executioner. Actually there is a whole team of people required to follow the multitude of procedures associated with carrying out a death sentence. These women and men may have had nothing to do with the crime, but they still suffer consequences. Former prison warden, Dr. Allen Ault, recently opened… Continue reading Secondary trauma: the death penalty creates new victims
Film: The Execution of Solomon Harris
“The Execution of Solomon Harris” is a new short film featured at Sundance this year and continuing on the film festival circuit. While the story (fictional, but based on an old news account) is meant to take place about thirty years ago, the questions it raises couldn’t be more relevant to today. In the film,… Continue reading Film: The Execution of Solomon Harris
When snipers come home
“You know, they’d come back from war, it might be three months, it might be two years, it might be five years, all of a sudden they relive it again, and all that has to come out.” – Fred Allen, Witness to an Execution radio documentary Before police finally caught sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad,… Continue reading When snipers come home