Jamila Hodge

Jamila Hodge is a nationally recognized criminal justice leader with 20 years of public service as a prosecutor, policy advisor, and technical assistance provider. Prior to joining CEO, she most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Equal Justice USA where she led EJUSA’s expansion into a national force advancing safety beyond policing, mass incarceration, and executions. Under her leadership the organization secured millions of dollars in federal funding to increase community-based responses to violence, partnered with local organizations to end the death penalty, and provided technical support to dozens of grassroots organizations with the goal of scaling community-based approaches that promote safety, healing, and accountability that repairs.

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Prior to leading EJUSA, Jami served as the founding Director of the Reshaping Prosecution Program at the Vera Institute of Justice, partnering with prosecutors and community organizations nationwide to implement reforms aimed at ending mass incarceration and reducing racial disparities. While at Vera, Jami launched two signature initiatives, Motion for Justice and Black Women Lead. She previously served for 12 years at the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, including four years as a community prosecutor focused on prevention and intervention strategies. She also held senior policy roles in the DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy where she helped shape policies for people returning from incarceration and those seeking access to counsel in criminal proceedings, and in the Office of then–Vice President Joe Biden as a senior advisor on criminal justice and drug policy. A frequent national media commentator, Jami holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of Michigan.

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