Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama (EJI)
Bryan A. Stevenson, Director
Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama is a private, nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment. The organization also prepares reports, newsletters, and manuals to assist advocates and policymakers in reforming the administration of criminal justice. Prior to founding the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan A. Stevenson was a staff attorney with the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, and Executive Director of the Alabama Capital Representation Resource Center,…