The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to ending mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial injustice in the United States. Founded by lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson in 1989, EJI provides legal representation to people who have been wrongly convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons. The organization also works to challenge the death penalty, eliminate life sentences for children, and expose the historical roots of racial inequality in America. EJI's efforts are perhaps best known through the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a monument that honors the victims of lynching and seeks to confront the legacy of slavery and racism in the United States.
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Montgomery, USA
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https://eji.org/Photo credits
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