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Criminal Justice

The Open Society Foundations support criminal justice reform around the world by developing alternatives to pretrial detention, broadening access to competent legal representation, and promoting new alliances for reform.

Open Society Voices

New Insights into Pretrial Detention in Three West African Countries

May 23, 2013 by Kersty McCourt

Three new reports from Sierra Leone, Ghana and Guinea Conakry paint a similar picture of the costs of excessive and unnecessary pretrial detention.

Case Watch: Politics, Justice, and Article 18

May 14, 2013 by Marina Ilminska

The European Court of Human Rights seldom rules on Article 18 of the European Convention. But several recent high profile cases have brought it into the spotlight.

All Kids Deserve a Second Chance

May 10, 2013 by Sarah Baker

The practice of putting children on sex offender registries is one glaring example of how we have failed to provide true justice for kids.