Equal Justice Initiative
| Formation | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bryan Stevenson |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Providing legal representation to those who may have been denied a fair trial. |
| Location | |
Executive director | Bryan Stevenson |
| Website |
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The Equal Justice Initiative (or EJI) is a non-profit organization, based in Montgomery, Alabama, that provides legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners, and others who may have been denied a fair trial.[1]
History
The EJI was established in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, who has served as the organization's executive director ever since.[1] As of February 2015, the organization had saved 115 men from the death penalty.[2]
In February 2015, the organization released a report which stated that 3,959 lynchings of African-Americans had occurred from 1877 to 1950.[3][4]
In April 2015, the organization helped win the release of Anthony Ray Hinton, a black man who had been on death row in Alabama for nearly 30 years.[5]
References
- 1 2 Moorer, Regina. "Equal Justice Initiative". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Adams, Tim (1 February 2015). "Bryan Stevenson: ‘America's Mandela’". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Robertson, Campbell (10 February 2015). "History of Lynchings in the South Documents Nearly 4,000 Names". New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "New Report Examines Lynchings And Their Legacy In The United States". NPR. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Hanna, Jason (3 April 2015). "Alabama inmate freed after nearly 30 years on death row". CNN. Retrieved 3 April 2015.