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Open Society-U.S.’s Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal legal system.
We are taking a moment to pause and analyze the future of our three U.S. based fellowship programs. This means we will not be issuing a call for proposals for 2025 fellows, as we would have done this fall.
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Carole Mitnick
1998Carole Mitnick will accelerate provision of critical new treatment programs and advanced technical assistance to treat prisoners in nations of the former Soviet Union who are suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. -
Heather Barr
1998Heather Barr will raise awareness of the "criminalization" of mental illness, litigate for discharge planning for prisoners with mental illness, and advocate for access to services and housing in the community, and an end to criminalization of... -
Ingrid Eagly
1998Ingrid Eagly will provide battered women immigrants with legal representation in immigration proceedings and to conduct outreach to immigrant communities about issues of domestic violence. -
Jennifer Gonnerman
1998Jennifer Gonnerman will write a narrative portrayal of the nation's largest penal colony. -
Joe Davidson
1998Joe Davidson will examine the economic impact of mandatory minimum sentences and to report on those who have been released after being sentenced to death. -
Joe Richman
1998Joe Richman will design and produce a series of diaries recorded by teenagers in prison. -
Joseph Rodriguez
1998Joseph Rodriguez will document, through a series of photographic exhibitions, the lives of young people struggling to succeed after prison by following their family life, attempts to find work, and efforts to reintegrate into society. -
Liz Garbus
1998Liz Garbus will direct and produce a 60-minute documentary film investigating race and the juvenile justice system in Baltimore, MD. -
Michael Finley
1998Michael Finley will build upon a campaign to address the disproportionate confinement of young people of color in city and state juvenile facilities, and to help strengthen constituencies committed to changing perceptions of minority youth. -
Michael Golden
1998Michael Golden will produce a series of in-depth stories on local criminal justice issues in conjunction with community leaders, to be aired on an NBC affiliate television station in Fresno, CA. -
Richard Nizzardini
1998Richard Nizzardini will raise public awareness, provide clinical treatment, and build community coalitions to address the needs of male victims of adult rape, childhood incest, and other forms of sexual assault. -
Tammy Krause
1998Tammy Krause will establish new links between crime victims and attorneys working on behalf of the accused, in order to secure victims an opportunity for better and more meaningful participation in the criminal justice system. -
Alicia Amezcua
1997Alicia Amezcua will represent young people accused of crimes, to ensure they receive prompt social and educational services, and to conduct workshops on legal rights and responsibilities targeted to students, parents, and school administrators. -
Amy Hirsch
1997Amy Hirsch will explore the impact of Federal legislation that denies food stamps and government assistance to mothers and their families if the mothers have a history of felony drug convictions, even if they are now in, or have successfully... -
Andrew Block
1997Andrew Block will establish a child advocacy project, Just Children, to provide civil legal services and sentencing advocacy for low-income children in the juvenile justice system, and to teach parents effective methods for protecting their... -
Angela Browne
1997Angela Browne will write a book analyzing the lifelong effects of trauma that North American women and children face most often, such as physical and sexual violence in the home. -
Anne Kysar
1997Anne Kysar will engage in litigation to prevent the incarceration of children for non-criminal offenses. -
Barbara Fedders
1997Barbara Fedders will represent young people residing in two low-income, multi-racial Boston neighborhoods in delinquency and youthful offender proceedings, and to conduct legal workshops informing them of their rights and responsibilities. -
Christa Gannon
1997Christa Gannon will reduce recidivism among first-time offenders by providing mentoring and rights education to juvenile offenders placed on probation in Santa Clara County. -
Corinne Carey
1997Corinne Carey will represent current and recovering drug users, conduct workshops to inform them about the repercussions of new drug laws, help them resolve complex civil and criminal legal problems and organize advocates seeking more effective... -
Jaribu Hill
1997Jaribu Hill will organize a campaign highlighting the use of the death penalty in Mississippi and Louisiana on inmates with mental retardation and inmates convicted of crimes committed as juveniles, and to inform families of death row inmates... -
Joanne Lin
1997Joanne Lin will provide legal advocacy for Asian Pacific Islander battered women in family law and immigration proceedings and conduct education and training on domestic violence in Asian immigrant communities. -
Katherine Menendez
1997Katherine Menendez will research the unique legal issues raised by federal criminal jurisdiction over crimes committed on Indian reservations and to strengthen relationships between the Public Defender's Office and the Native American citizens they serve. -
Lisa Kung
1997Lisa Kung will represent individuals whose criminal background bars them from housing or employment, and to work with neighborhood organizations developing alternatives to policing. -
Rachel Moser
1997Rachel Moser will make policy recommendations as to whether the District Attorney's office current policy of vigorous prosecution for domestic violence offenders effectively responds to the needs of victims and their families.
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