Excessive Punishment

Brothers Jailed for Eight Years for Refusing to Leave Their Land

State of Alabama Enacts Chemical Castration Law

South Carolina Civil Forfeiture Disproportionately Targets Black Men

America’s Massive Misdemeanor System Deepens Inequality

Analysis Reveals How Bail Companies Profit From Skewed System

A Visual History of Loitering Laws

Tennessee County Coercive Sterilization Program Recalls Racial Eugenics Policies of the Past

EJI Will Challenge Extreme Sentences for Drug Offenses

State Courts Strike Down Overbroad Residence Restrictions for People Convicted of Sex Offenses

Racial Bias and Discriminatory Attitudes About Crime Undermine Fairness for People of Color

Study Finds Racial Disparities in Incarceration Drive Support for Harsh Criminal Justice Policies

New Study Reports Growing Population of Americans Sentenced to Life in Prison

Imprisonment Because People Are Too Poor?

Court Finds Part of Alabama’s Community Notification Act Unconstitutional

United States Considered Most Punitive Country in the World

EJI Challenges Homelessness and Permanent Punishment Caused by Alabama’s Community Notification Act