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Equal Justice Initiative
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We work to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality. Led by Bryan Stevenson. Creators of @legacymuseum @MemPeaceJustice.
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.@TIDAL is supporting our efforts and raising awareness about issues in the criminal justice system at their annual #TIDALxBrooklyn Benefit concert: Learn More: TIDAL.com/Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/S21roHxut6
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月18日 |
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London Review of Books: EJI's "work has been carried out in the hope that the recognition of past wrongs and moral blindness will make those in the present not only recognise our complicity in this history but also the continuity of past and present." @LRB lrb.co.uk/v40/n19/thomas… pic.twitter.com/yfiAnoaYgp
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10月15日 |
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"We owe it to the community to know if there are mass graves in our city. We owe it to the victims and their family members. We will do everything we can to find out what happened in 1921,” Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum to the @washingtonpost eji.org/news/mayor-ord…
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Washington Post
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10月13日 |
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Group hopes confronting Maryland’s history of lynchings will help with path forward wapo.st/2yBowyK
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10月11日 |
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The Washington Supreme Court today unanimously declared the state's death penalty unconstitutional "because it is imposed in an arbitrary and racially biased manner." eji.org/news/washingto…
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PBS NewsHour
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10月10日 |
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“Even in my ignorance, being proximate to someone...I couldn’t believe the difference that it could make in someone's life.” Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson describes his first visit to death row. to.pbs.org/2yak5Ma
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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10月9日 |
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"Scanning the names on these columns.... a familiar last name."
A trip to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery becomes personal for @LesterHoltNBC.
#LesterAcrossAmerica pic.twitter.com/LS2zeH9zVH
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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10月9日 |
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Tonight on @nbcnightlynews: @LesterHoltNBC travels to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery Alabama, where he speaks with Bryan Stevenson about America's centuries of slavery and decades of racial terror. pic.twitter.com/bpw0uWEYAx
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月9日 |
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California Governor Jerry Brown on September 30 signed into law new legislation designed to reduce mass incarceration and support rehabilitation for youth offenders. eji.org/news/californi…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月8日 |
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Thank you very much for your support!
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月8日 |
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Thank you so much for your support!
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月4日 |
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Learn more about Mr. Madison's case here: eji.org/news/eji-argue…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月3日 |
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"The 8th Amendment isn't just a window. It's a mirror. And what the Court has said is that our norms -- our values -- are implicated when we do things to really fragile, really vulnerable people." -Bryan Stevenson, arguing at #SCOTUS
(Photo of Madison team at the Supreme Court) pic.twitter.com/qgz7Gfkdzx
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Equal Justice Initiative
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10月1日 |
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"A unanimous three-judge panel of the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Madison lacks the requisite competence because he lacks understanding of the connection between his crime and his execution." @GeorgeWill nationalreview.com/2018/09/americ…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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9月27日 |
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"Lynching is American history, and for us to recover from that violence and terror, we all have to know that history and we all have to talk about it." -Bryan Stevenson baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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9月24日 |
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In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestseller Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate. eji.org/news/bryan-ste…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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9月21日 |
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Yesterday, Rogarius Bray was fatally stabbed at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville, Alabama. This is the second homicide at St. Clair in less than three weeks. eji.org/news/alabama-p…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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9月20日 |
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"To eliminate poverty, we're going to have to eliminate the injustice of that bigotry. That's why I maintain this view that the opposite of poverty isn't wealth. The opposite of poverty is justice." - Bryan Stevenson @Salon salon.com/2018/09/18/law…
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Equal Justice Initiative
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9月19日 |
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On Friday, EJI won a reversal of Anthony Lane's death sentence! The court ordered the trial court to sentence Mr. Lane to life imprisonment without parole after finding he is intellectually disabled. eji.org/news/alabama-s…
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CBS This Morning
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9月19日 |
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“Sometimes you have to stand up, even when people say, ‘sit down.’ Sometimes you have to speak, even when people say 'be quiet.'" -- @eji_org's Bryan Stevenson pic.twitter.com/AUhcJEbXko
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