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Incarcerated Man Beaten to Death at Alabama Prison
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (417+ words) 124 results for "Prison" Cason Helms, 41, was killed at Elmore Correctional Facility in central Alabama on Sunday. According to multiple reports received by EJI, Mr. Helms was beaten to death in an attack by a group of other incarcerated men. Mr....
EJI Sculpture Park Hailed as Essential American Experience
2+ week, 2+ day ago (472+ words) 124 results for "Prison" EJI's Freedom Monument Sculpture Park has been named by Travel + Leisure as an essential American experience'one of 50 standout spaces to explore in celebration of America's 250th birthday. The premier global travel magazine selected one experience in each state…...
U. S. Remains World Leader in Number of People Incarcerated
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (491+ words) 124 results for "Prison" With the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth, the U. S. continues to incarcerate more people than any other country, according to the latest data. Nearly two million people are locked up in the U. S. today, according…...
Officers Ignored Man Stabbed in Alabama Prison as He Lay Dying, Court Reveals
4+ week, 1+ day ago (380+ words) 124 results for "Prison" New details have emerged about the horrifying death of a man incarcerated at Donaldson Correctional Facility, where cameras captured a group of prison staff, including a sergeant and a nurse, failing to offer assistance to a man…...
Pope Leo Affirms Support for Abolition of the Death Penalty
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (300+ words) 124 results for "Prison" Pope Leo XIV joined in celebrating the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in Illinois with a video message offering support to those who advocate for abolishing capital punishment in the U. S. and around the world....
Marker Honoring Three Lynching Victims Dedicated in Frederick County, Maryland
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1186+ words) 124 results for "Prison" Community leaders and descendants working with EJI dedicated a historical marker in Frederick County, Maryland, memorializing lynching victims James Carroll, John Biggus, and James Bowens. Facilitated by the Frederick Remembrance Memorial Coalition, the April 18 dedication ceremony was…...
Nate Smith and Lizz Wright to Headline EJI's Juneteenth Celebration
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) 124 results for "Prison" We are celebrating this Juneteenth with free admission to the Legacy Sites and a concert with renowned jazz artists Nate Smith and Lizz Wright on Friday, June 19. You're invited to join us at the Legacy Sites in…...
EJI Dedicates Montgomery Square
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (844+ words) 124 results for "Prison" More than 300 people joined EJI today for the dedication of our newest site, Montgomery Square, which opened earlier this month in downtown Montgomery next to the Elevation Convening Center and Hotel. Building on our existing Legacy Sites,…...
Fayette County Unveils Historical Marker Memorializing Lynching
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (915+ words) 124 results for "Prison" On March 12, dozens of community members and local officials gathered outside the old courthouse in the center of Fayetteville, Georgia, to dedicate a historical marker recognizing victims of racial terror lynching in Fayette County. The marker is…...
EJI Announces the Opening of Montgomery Square
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (562+ words) 124 results for "Prison" We are thrilled to announce the opening of Montgomery Square, a new site dedicated to the Montgomery decade that changed the world. From 1955 to 1965, Black residents with extraordinary courage and determination stood up against racial injustice here…...