TED2012 Helps Equal Justice Initiative Founder Raise $1 Million
James Duncan DavidsonBryan Stevenson at TED2012: Full Spectrum, February 27 – March 2, 2012. Long Beach, CA. Photo: James Duncan Davidson “All of our survival is tied to the survival of everyone,” said...
View ArticleVIDEO: Equal Justice Initiative Founder: ‘We Need to Talk About an Injustice’...
Bryan Stevenson speaking at TED TED2012 helped Bryan Stevenson raise more than $1 million following his impassioned plea for justice at the California conference last week. Stevenson, a human rights...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Heard Key Juvenile Cases Tuesday
Story by John Kelly and Ryan Schill Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two murder cases that resulted in mandatory life without parole (LWOP) sentences for juvenile offenders, both...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Questions If Juvenile Killers Should be Given Second Chance
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in the cases of two offenders, sentenced at a young age to die in prison, and may choose to further limit such sentences for minors. Kuntrell Jackson of...
View ArticleBryan Stevenson Optimistic About Juvenile Justice Trends, But Work Remains
James Duncan DavidsonBryan Stevenson at TED2012: Full Spectrum, February 27 – March 2, 2012. Long Beach, CA. ATLANTA — The man who took the fight against life without parole sentences for juveniles to...
View ArticleSome State Laws Slow Resentencings Despite Miller v. Alabama Decision
While the man behind the landmark decision that ended mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles waits for a new sentence, other inmates given the same term are getting a shot at eventual...
View ArticleBryan Stevenson’s Message to Youth Workers: Change Narrative for Kids
PALM SPRINGS, California — At the end of April, Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Institute opened a striking museum and a memorial to 4,400 victims of lynching in the United States. Barely a week...
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