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Communities Facing Healthcare Disparities Exacerbated by Covid-19

WebCovid-19 is exposing longstanding racial disparities in our healthcare system—disparities that communities are trying to address while the virus kills Black …

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Prison Conditions

WebAs prison populations surged nationwide in the 1990s and conditions began to deteriorate, lawmakers made it harder for incarcerated people to file and win civil rights lawsuits in …

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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

WebJUST MERCY The Movie. Just Mercy takes us inside America’s broken criminal justice system and compels us to confront inequality and injustice.. Based on the bestselling …

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The Great Migration

WebListen Audio stories from generations affected by lynching. Watch A film exploring one family’s painful past and journey south. Explore Interactive maps on the impact of lynchin

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Alabama Ranks Among Nation's Lowest in Child Well-Being, Life …

WebAlabama ranks 47th in the country for overall child well-being, according to the 2021 Alabama Kids Count data report. And a new report examining life expectancy …

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Millions More U.S. Households Are Experiencing Food Insecurity

WebThe most recent Census Bureau survey data shows that, for the period from September 20 to October 2, more than 27.6 million people reported experiencing food …

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Segregation Forever Equal Justice Initiative

WebVirginia Johnson was an Arkansas politician and the wife of Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson. As a member of the staff of the Arkansas State Senate from 1951 …

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Alabama Continues Sending Children to Facilities Where Abusive

Web09.19.22. Richard Ross. Alabama is still sending troubled and vulnerable children to facilities described as “violent and chaotic places where youth are physically and emotionally …

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Unconstitutional Conditions Persist in Alabama Prisons

WebUnconstitutional Conditions Persist in Alabama Prisons. 12.29.21. A federal court in Montgomery ruled Monday that the Alabama Department of Corrections has …

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Environmental Injustice in Alabama's Black Belt

WebEnvironmental Injustice in Alabama’s Black Belt. 10.22.18. The Pew Charitable Trusts. Residents of Uniontown, Alabama, in rural Perry County who filed a …

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Wrongful Convictions

WebMore than half of wrongful convictions can be traced to witnesses who lied in court or made false accusations. 4 The National Registry of Exonerations, “Basic Patterns” (Nov. 2016). …

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Excessive Punishment

WebExcessive Punishment. Decades of harsh and extreme sentencing have left us with the world's highest incarceration rate. EJI challenges excessive punishment, especially for …

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Lynching in America

WebNo prominent public memorial or monument commemorates the thousands of African Americans who were lynched in America. Lynching in America argues that is a powerful …

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Alabama Governor's Refusal to Expand Medicaid Will Cost State …

WebThe federal government will pay 100% of the costs for expanding Medicaid beginning in 2014 through 2016, and then gradually decrease support to 90% beginning …

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Mass Incarceration Costs $182 Billion Every Year

WebMass Incarceration Costs $182 Billion Every Year, Without Adding Much to Public Safety. 02.06.17. In a new report, the Prison Policy Initiative found that mass …

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Medical Exploitation of Black Women

WebMedical Exploitation of Black Women. In the 1840s, James Marion Sims, a white doctor in Montgomery, Alabama, performed painful experiments without anesthesia …

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Shackling of Pregnant Women in Jails and Prisons Continues

WebShackling pregnant women poses serious health risks to both mother and baby, but most incarcerated women in the U.S. are not protected from this dangerous …

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Supreme Court Extends Eighth Amendment Protections to …

WebSupreme Court Extends Eighth Amendment Protections to Prisoners with Dementia. The United States Supreme Court today ruled in favor of EJI client Vernon …

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