The Execution of Jessie Hoffman

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OUR MISSION

Promise of Justice Initiative fights for the dignity, freedom, and autonomy of those targeted and touched by the criminal legal system and for an end to mass incarceration.

OUR VISION

PJI is building a world that no longer warehouses human beings in prisons - a world where justice means a legal system that recognizes freedom and dignity as universal rights, embodies an ethos of transformation, restoration, and safety, and values community, family, dreams, and joy as part of Black life and all life. We believe that a better world is possible. We believe in the promise of justice.

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OUR STRATEGIES

Criminal and Civil Litigation

Organizing & Advocacy

Narrative Storytelling

Direct Support & Community Engagement

UPCOMING EVENTS

PJI Events Calendar
Hidden Evidence & The Brady Rule in Louisiana
Mar 9
Hidden Evidence & The Brady Rule in Louisiana
Anti-Death Penalty Summit
Mar 10
Anti-Death Penalty Summit
The Roots That Bind Us Premiere @ Patois Film Festival
Mar 11
The Roots That Bind Us Premiere @ Patois Film Festival
Hidden Evidence & The Brady Rule in Louisiana
Mar 11
Hidden Evidence & The Brady Rule in Louisiana
A Lesson Before Dying
Mar 18
A Lesson Before Dying

NEWS & UPDATES

 
News & Updates
Incarcerated Men Forced to Work on Angola Prison’s Farm Line Win Class Certification
Farm Line
Incarcerated Men Forced to Work on Angola Prison’s Farm Line Win Class Certification
Farm Line

On 12/23/25, a federal judge certified a class action for incarcerated men at Angola Prison who are forced to perform punitive farm labor under extreme, unconstitutional and conditions that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Farm Line
PJI Statement on Operation Swamp Sweep
Death Penalty, Ending State Violence
PJI Statement on Operation Swamp Sweep
Death Penalty, Ending State Violence

"We are being terrorized. The policy is cruelty. The ideology is white supremacy."

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Death Penalty, Ending State Violence
Swastika Found on DA File Introduced into Court, Judge Grants Hearing for PJI Client Incarcerated for 45 Years
Jim Crow Juries
Swastika Found on DA File Introduced into Court, Judge Grants Hearing for PJI Client Incarcerated for 45 Years
Jim Crow Juries

BREAKING NEWS: PJI Client, Lloyd Gray granted new hearing based on evidence presented of racial discrimination in Orleans Criminal Court!

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Jim Crow Juries
Court Rules That Thousands of People Imprisoned by Louisiana Past Their Release Dates May Sue as a Class Action
Overdetention, Giroir v. LeBlanc, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Humphrey v. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Middle District Court of Louisiana
Court Rules That Thousands of People Imprisoned by Louisiana Past Their Release Dates May Sue as a Class Action
Overdetention, Giroir v. LeBlanc, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Humphrey v. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Middle District Court of Louisiana
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Overdetention, Giroir v. LeBlanc, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Humphrey v. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Middle District Court of Louisiana
When All You Can Do Is Watch: Hurricane Katrina from Inside Angola
Prison Conditions
When All You Can Do Is Watch: Hurricane Katrina from Inside Angola
Prison Conditions

We created a short series of listening sessions called: When All You Can Do Is Watch: Hurricane Katrina from Inside Angola. Please listen to these recorded accounts.

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Prison Conditions

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