Today is a hard day. We shut down our operations after 35 years of building safety and a justice system that heals. One fascist dismantled that legacy in a blink. Thank you to everyone who has stood with us. Let's keep fighting for the world that we want. ejusa.org/hard-news/

Tremane is facing execution despite not being the actual killer. Learn more about him: ejusa.org/resource/jus... Head to Tremane’s site (link in bio) to learn more about his case and to sign a petition in support of his clemency. #TremaneWood #JusticeForTremane

Save Tremane Wood. #Oklahoma plans to execute Tremane in September, but only because he was convicted under the ridiculous felony murder law. It's wrong. Please sign the letter...or forward it to someone living in OK. actionnetwork.org/letters/plea...

Join us tomorrow in #charlottesville for the 2nd Annual Gun Violence Summit. This community is committed to building its safety.

A reminder that this briefing is happening in a couple hours — 12 ET, 9 PT. Jump in, make your voice heard.

Friday, 7/11, 12 ET—Join a critical discussion on the harm the Trump cuts have had on public health and community safety. @veraaction.bsky.social @aclu.org @wrencollective.bsky.social and the Medical Justice Alliance: bit.ly/4nz1ss2

Seems like a minute ago where we saw Medicaid as a pathway to healing trauma and ultimately violence prevention. That is out the door now because, you know. The HUBB and other like orgs must survive. truthout.org/articles/com...

"scrambling" is one word for it. But Aqeela Sherrils is right. We're not taking this laying down. Join the fight: action.ejusa.org/a/pay-up-trump www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...

This week I have two great events to wrap up the northern leg of book events! The first event is a webinar with @ejusa.bsky.social on May 21 at 2PM! On May 23 at 4pm I’m having a convo with the amazing @shannonheffernan.bsky.social @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social ❗️ www.semcoop.com/event/corinn...

Next Wednesday, May 21, I’ll be joining @ejusa.bsky.social for a webinar to discuss botched executions, layers of state secrecy, and more! Join us at 2pm to discover the secrets for yourself. Register with the link below! action.ejusa.org/a/movement-c...

Public Safety in New York City is at a Crossroads. EJUSA will be joining experts and community members at the NYC at a Crossroads Convening on May 13th and 14th as we address the most pressing safety and justice issues impacting New Yorkers today. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-at-the...

It's the art of the steal! The #Trump #DepartmentOfJustice ( #DOJ ) slashed over 365 federal grants for community safety despite owing us money for unpaid work. ACT NOW and tell Trump to pay up: action.ejusa.org/a/pay-up-trump

EJUSA is one of many nonprofits, research institutions, substance use organizations, and victim advocacy groups being targeted by the #Trump #DepartmentOfJustice ( #DOJ ). Our funding may have been cut, but we refuse to back down.

We remain committed to fighting for second look policies nationwide that end extreme sentencing and tackle racial disparities!

This landmark legislation creates a pathway for Marylanders to petition for a judicial review after serving at least 20 yrs behind bars for those who committed their offense under age 25. It could impact at least 1,000 people serving parole-eligible life sentences or sentences up to 50 yrs or longer

Victory in Maryland! With Governor Wes Moore’s signing of the Second Look Act, Maryland has taken a meaningful step toward advancing justice, redemption & community safety.

The abrupt cancellation of Vera Institute's federal funding over its decision to speak out against Trump’s mass deportation agenda and gutting of a federally-funded social safety net is concerning. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The second quarterly Ubuntu Village NOLA Heal the Block event was a success, bringing together the Central City community for a day filled with joy, resources, and meaningful connections.

We support @vera.org, who has working to make our communities safer for 60+ years—through Democratic AND Republican administrations.

🚨 The Trump administration has ended our funding for key public safety programs that serve communities across the country. We’re calling this what it is: a RECKLESS attack on public safety and criminal justice reform.

The continued punishment of formerly incarcerated people is a damning indictment of a system that does not value humanity. Fight the narratives that normalize lifelong punishment. This #SecondChanceMonth, read 10 stories of second chances and then share them: magazine.washington.edu/feature/afte...

Having an arrest or a conviction on one's record leads to lifelong punishment even after incarceration. But formerly incarcerated people deserve better.

NEW ORLEANS! Come out to the second Heal the Block initiative — a local community resource event — on April 12. Want to support the event in other ways? There will be a toiletry drive from April 4 to April 10 at Xavier University with Social Justice Coalition.

Today is the first day of our inaugural national #SecondChancesInAction™ campaign, a powerful call-to-action symbolizing the pursuit of freedom from the weight of a criminal record through awareness and community-led initiatives. Learn more: jlusa.org/2025/04/01/s...

Second chances build stronger and safer communities. For #SecondChanceMonth, here's how the National Reentry Resource Center is identifying and removing the barriers to housing, jobs, and health care that people face after incarceration: nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/events/scm2025

April is #SecondChanceMonth. At EJUSA, we reject the framing that lifelong punishment is justice. Communities cannot adequately heal if people cannot access jobs, housing, and social services after incarceration.

Equal Justice USA joined fellow members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to release an open letter urging the American public to fight back against the Trump administration's threats to civil rights.

Did you know that Equal Justice USA has an evangelical network? Learn more about our unique organizing space for restorative justice: cac.org/news/a-resto...

#TremaneWood, a father, grandfather, and mentor, has spent 23 years in prison, including 21 years on death row. Despite never taking a life, he faces execution in 2025. Read more about Oklahoma's felony murder rule and his case: ejusa.org/what-is-felo...

The U.S. government forcibly removed hundreds of Japanese Americans from their homes #OTD in compliance with Executive Order 9066. This racist order gave the military power to displace and detain Japanese Americans without due process. (1/2)

Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen gas suffocation last night. It was the state’s first execution in 15 years, and its first use of nitrogen gas suffocation — a method declared inhumane for euthanizing household pets. Learn more: deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-fe...

Black Enterprise sat down with our CEO Jamila Hodge to discuss Black women in leadership. Read the interview here: www.blackenterprise.com/on-black-lea...

Here's how faith leaders in Louisiana are fighting the death penalty ahead of the scheduled gas execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. 👇👇👇 (1/3)

Oklahoma intends to execute #TremaneWood, a young Black man, soon for his role in a robbery despite not killing anyone. The confessed killer – Tremane’s violent and abusive older brother – received a life sentence. (1/2)

The flood of lies from POTUS is astonishing. Some facts: —Last year, homicides fell by 16 percent and overall violent crime by 6 percent in the nation’s largest cities, according to stats from the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Abuses in the criminal legal system thrive on secrecy. Data is illuminating. We encourage you to take a moment to read Prison Policy Initiative's important annual mass incarceration report. Read "Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2025": www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...

#GEORGIA! You can end the use of the #DeathPenalty against people with intellectual disabilities. Tell your state senator to PASS HB 123 now: action.ejusa.org/a/ga-hb123

Tune in TODAY AT 3 P.M. to hear EJUSA's Will Simpson discuss community violence intervention!

It's just plain common sense. If gassing is cruel against animals, then it's cruel against human beings. In fact, Jews Against Gassing remind us that gas executions wiped out whole family trees during the Holocaust. This cruelty has no place in American society. (1/2)

Some images from Glimpse In Time—an event in South Baton Rouge with Step-Up LA, EJUSA, and many partners. (1/4)

Despite the propaganda from death penalty proponents, people in red states are fighting back against its expansion. We've already defeated the death penalty multiple times. And guess what? We'll keep defeating it. stateline.org/2025/03/07/t...

#Alabama! You can stop a dangerous death penalty bill. Tell your state senator to vote NO on HB 49 here: action.ejusa.org/a/no-al-expa...

ACT QUICKLY! Sign @scadeathpenalty.bsky.social's petition to save Brad Sigmon from execution tonight: www.scadp.org/advocate #ClemencyForBradSigmon

Oklahoma plans to execute #TremaneWood, a Black man who didn’t kill anyone, for a robbery. His execution could be any day now. Tremane Wood and EJUSA’s Content Manager Sierra Scott 1/2

Louisiana has one of the highest child poverty rates in the country, so we're struggling to see how spending $50 million to open a prison for kids is the answer. lailluminator.com/2025/02/25/g...

🎉 Good news! The Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of Richard Glossip, a man sitting on Oklahoma death row, due to a key witness lying in court and prosecutorial misconduct. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

🗣️ The words we use matter. Read how political rhetoric has real life consequences: ejusa.org/words-shape-...

This #BlackHistoryMonth, immerse yourself in stories that highlight Black resilience, history, and culture. Learn more about EJUSA's Black History Month recommendations 👉 ejusa.org/bhm-recommen...

📖 Daily read: 'Becoming Decarceral Jurors' by Sonali Chakravarti "Serving in the jury system, and preserving it, should be a goal for anyone committed to ending the scope and scale of mass incarceration." inquest.org/becoming-dec...

From our leader, Jami Hodge: But in a world where Black history itself is under attack, we must ask: Are we using this month as a true act of resistance, or has it become another bandage? Celebrate, but Resist! Fight! Please read. #BHM ejusa.org/continuing-t...