Promise of Justice Initiative (PJI)
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PJI fights for the dignity, freedom, and autonomy of those targeted and touched by the criminal legal system and for an end to mass incarceration in Louisiana.
curator/historian Eric Seifert, which features Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Ruby Bridges, the four civil rights torchbearers who desegregated New Orleans' schools as children. The multimedia exhibit will be on display until June 7, 2026.
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The Trail They Blazed
Leaders of the local Civil Rights Movement tell their stories of resistance and persistence.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
curator/historian Eric Seifert, which features Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Ruby Bridges, the four civil rights torchbearers who desegregated New Orleans' schools as children. The multimedia exhibit will be on display until June 7, 2026.
hnoc.org/exhibitions/...
hnoc.org/exhibitions/...
Despite that ruling that schools desegregate “with all deliberate speed", there was no specific timetable implemented by the court.
Recently, several PJI staffers were treated to a private tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's new exhibit "The Trail They Blazed" by...
Recently, several PJI staffers were treated to a private tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's new exhibit "The Trail They Blazed" by...
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Despite that ruling that schools desegregate “with all deliberate speed", there was no specific timetable implemented by the court.
Recently, several PJI staffers were treated to a private tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's new exhibit "The Trail They Blazed" by...
Recently, several PJI staffers were treated to a private tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection's new exhibit "The Trail They Blazed" by...
Ultimately, no family should go into debt to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones.
Read more from @veritenews.org here: veritenews.org/2025/10/28/f...
Read more from @veritenews.org here: veritenews.org/2025/10/28/f...
FCC votes to loosen caps on jail, prison phone calls - Verite News New Orleans
in 2024, the FCC voted to set six-cent per minute caps on phone calls from prisons and jails. The rule never fully took effect. After pushback from telecoms, the commission voted to raise the cap to 1...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ultimately, no family should go into debt to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones.
Read more from @veritenews.org here: veritenews.org/2025/10/28/f...
Read more from @veritenews.org here: veritenews.org/2025/10/28/f...
and a swastika was drawn on his DA file. Read more about his case and most importantly, the innocent man whose freedom we continue to fight for here:
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Swastika Found on DA File Introduced into Court, Judge Grants Hearing for PJI Client Incarcerated for 45 Years — The Promise of Justice Initiative
BREAKING NEWS: PJI Client, Lloyd Gray granted new hearing based on evidence presented of racial discrimination in Orleans Criminal Court!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
and a swastika was drawn on his DA file. Read more about his case and most importantly, the innocent man whose freedom we continue to fight for here:
promiseofjustice.org/news/new-hea...
promiseofjustice.org/news/new-hea...
Ultimately, as a result of the judge's ruling, the thousands of people in Louisiana who may have been imprisoned past their release dates can proceed as a group – rather than having to file thousands of individual lawsuits.
Read more on this important win here: promiseofjustice.org/news/louisia...
Read more on this important win here: promiseofjustice.org/news/louisia...
Court Rules That Thousands of People Imprisoned by Louisiana Past Their Release Dates May Sue as a Class Action — The Promise of Justice Initiative
Baton Rouge, LA, September 25, 2025 – This week, a Baton Rouge federal judge took a major step in the long-running litigation about “overdetention” – a term referring to the constitutional viola...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ultimately, as a result of the judge's ruling, the thousands of people in Louisiana who may have been imprisoned past their release dates can proceed as a group – rather than having to file thousands of individual lawsuits.
Read more on this important win here: promiseofjustice.org/news/louisia...
Read more on this important win here: promiseofjustice.org/news/louisia...
With the book also discussing gassing as an execution method and Louisiana committing its first execution since 2010 via gassing, this conversation has never been more urgent and necessary. bit.ly/sotks-nola
Author Talk: “Secrets of the Killing State” with Corrina Barrett Lain — The Promise of Justice Initiative
In Louisiana and across the country, governments are going to extreme lengths to execute people despite public support declining dramatically over the last several years. Join the Promise of Justice I...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
With the book also discussing gassing as an execution method and Louisiana committing its first execution since 2010 via gassing, this conversation has never been more urgent and necessary. bit.ly/sotks-nola