Call for Applications: Soros Justice Fellowships
July 23, 2008
OSI seeks outstanding individuals—including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, activist academics, journalists, and filmmakers—with innovative projects that address the criminal justice priorities of OSI's U.S. Programs. more

Advocates Take on Failures of U.S. Criminal Justice System
Press Release
March 3, 2008
The Open Society Institute has awarded 18 fellows over $1 million to reform indigent defense, reduce juvenile incarceration, and improve prison conditions. more

Restoring the Right to Vote
February 2008
In this report, OSI grantee The Brennan Center proposes automatic post-incarceration voting rights restoration in each of the 35 states that still disenfranchise people who are back in their communities. more

Disparity By Geography
May 2008
This report by OSI grantee The Sentencing Project documents negative aspects of the "War on Drugs" and calls for a new approach to dealing with problems of substance abuse, both within and outside the criminal justice system. more