The Equal Justice Initiative was founded in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1989 by lawyer and social activist Bryan Stevenson. Its goal is to provide free legal representation to people like Ray who have been wrongly convicted of crimes, or who have been denied a fair trial or representation. Santha, and Alan, and Bryan all represent Ray through EJI.
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Quotes in The Sun Does Shine
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Chapter 18
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Some days, I could see he was tired, and I wondered about the wear on a person when so many lives depend on what you do each day. He carried a big burden, and it wasn’t just mine. He spoke of justice and of mercy and of a system that was so broken it locked up children and the mentally ill and the innocent. “No one is beyond redemption,” he would say. No one is undeserving of their own life or their own potential to change. He had such compassion for victims and for perpetrators, and an intolerance and even anger for those in power who abused that power.
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Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Term Timeline in The Sun Does Shine
The timeline below shows where the term Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) appears in The Sun Does Shine. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 17
Ray decides to call Bryan’s foundation—the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Bryan answers, and Ray informs Bryan that he fired Alan. Ray asks Bryan to read...
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Chapter 24
A few days a week, Ray works with Bryan at EJI, and he travels around and tells his story. He doesn’t have any retirement savings, and...
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