Equal Justice Initiative (www.eji.org)

Fact Sheets

The Death Penalty in the U.S. [1]
Summarizing nationwide data on the death penalty.

The Death Penalty in Alabama [2]
Facts on Alabama’s death row, judicial override, inadequate counsel, racial bias, and more.

Alabama's Disproportionately High Rate of Death Sentencing [3]
Fact sheet showing that Alabama leads the nation in death sentencing and execution rate.

Alabama Executions [4]
Information about death row prisoners scheduled to be executed in Alabama and about recent executions, plus list of all executions in Alabama since the death penalty was reinstated.

People Executed in Alabama Despite Jury Verdicts for Life [5]

Alabama Judicial Campaign Advertisements [6]
Fact sheet about attack ads and smear tactics rampant in Alabama judicial elections.

Judicial Selection in Alabama [7]
Fact sheet about Alabama's partisan and costly judicial elections.

Alabama’s Exonerated [8]
Describing cases of persons exonerated and released from Alabama’s death row.

The Crisis of Counsel in Alabama [9]
Fact sheet about the impact of inadequate counsel in Alabama cases.

Sentencing in Alabama [10]
Fact sheet detailing Alabama’s sentencing laws and their impact.

Probation in Alabama [11]
Fact sheet explaining the probation process in Alabama.

Alabama Prison Conditions [12]
Fact sheet detailing overcrowding, safety, and medical concerns in Alabama’s prisons.

The Prison Crisis in Alabama [13]
Fact sheet addressing soaring incarceration rates and excessive sentencing in Alabama.

Pardons and Paroles in Alabama [14]
Fact sheet providing statistics and historical information about the Board of Pardons and Paroles’s operations in Alabama.

Post-Release Education & Preparation (PREP) Program [15]
Fact sheet about EJI's new long-term supervised release program concentrating on the unique needs of prisoners who entered prison between the ages of 14 and 16.

Alabama’s Community Notification Act [16]
Fact sheet on homelessness and permanent punishment caused by sex offender registration and residency restrictions in Alabama.

Source URL: http://www.eji.org/fact-sheets

Links:
[1] http://eji.org/eji/files/Dec%202011%20Death%20Penalty%20in%20the%20US%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
[2] http://eji.org/eji/files/02.03.11%20Death%20Penalty%20in%20Alabama%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
[3] http://eji.org/eji/files/02.02.10%20DP%20in%20Ala%20Chart%20One-Pager%203.pdf
[4] http://www.eji.org/deathpenalty/alabamaexecutions
[5] http://eji.org/eji/files/07.11.11%20Override%20Executions.pdf
[6] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/judicialcampaignads.pdf
[7] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/judicialselection.pdf
[8] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/alabamasexonerated.pdf
[9] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/crisisofcounsel.pdf
[10] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/alabamasentencing.pdf
[11] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/alabamaprobation.pdf
[12] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/Prison%20Conditions.pdf
[13] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/Prison%20Crisis.pdf
[14] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/pardonsandparoles.pdf
[15] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/ciapprepfactsheet.pdf
[16] http://www.eji.org/eji/files/CNA%20Fact%20Sheet3reduced.pdf