At midnight on November 9, 2015, Keith LaMar began a hunger strike, vowing to fast until the end to protest the newly announced restrictions being placed on the four prisoners […]Read More
While you are heading to the stores or placing your online orders, consider giving the gift of education and advocacy through IJPC this holiday season! We are offering alternative gifts that you can purchase for your favorite activist on your Christmas list.Read More
Earlier this month, IJPC staff and intern (Allison, Andrea, Maggie and Mel) joined with other abolitionists to walk 83 miles from the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, where Ohio […]Read More
The first night we were all together we sat in a circle and took turns speaking about why each person made the choice to go on this walk. I jotted […]Read More
Upon being hired at IJPC in late July, my training involved a lot of reading. I grew up in NJ (last execution – 1963, repeal of statute – 2007) and […]Read More
The death penalty was something I was morally opposed to, but not actively involved in abolishing before I began working for IJPC. I suppose I was like scores of other […]Read More
I woke up early that Thursday morning with an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I jumped to turn off my alarm so as not to wake up the other 30 […]Read More
