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Soros Justice Fellow's Work Featured on This American Life
January 11, 2010
A story produced by 2009 Soros Justice Fellow Nancy Mullane follows a man who has served 27 years in a California prison and must await the governor's approval before being granted parole.

About This Initiative
The U.S. Programs Criminal Justice Fund works to end the overreliance on incarceration and ensure a fair and equitable system of justice in the United States.

Justice Reinvestment Honored
November 10, 2009
The American Society of Criminology recognized justice reinvestment, a concept pioneered by the Open Society Institute, with its Presidential Award for Distinguished Contributions to Justice.

Update on the Open Society Institute U.S. Criminal Justice Fund
August 26, 2009
Leonard Noisette, director of the Criminal Justice Fund for U.S. Programs, provides a brief update on the work of the fund.

A Question of Freedom
OSI-New York
September 25, 2009
 AUDIO
This Open Society Institute roundtable discussion features R. Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison.

New Documentary Exploring Mental Illness After Prison Debuts on FRONTLINE
 VIDEO  
The Released provides a rare look at the lives of people suffering from mental illness as they struggle to stay out of prison and find a place in society.

Justice Denied: America's Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel
April 2009
This OSI-supported report examines the ability of the American justice system to provide adequate counsel to individuals in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases who cannot afford lawyers.

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.

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