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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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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. -
Rebecca Kidder
1997Rebecca Kidder will track patterns of youth crime on the Tribe's reservation, analyze the link between violent crime and gang activity, and develop rehabilitative programs in order to strengthen the Tribe's juvenile justice system. -
Roseanna Ander
1997Roseanna Ander will conduct a national study of effective truancy prevention strategies, disseminate it to all public schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and implement an early intervention program in Essex County. -
Sharon Djemal
1997Sharon Djemal will change policy within New York City public housing that penalizes residents and places them at risk of eviction if they receive a visit from a family member suspected of committing a crime. -
Traci L. Douglas
1997Traci L. Douglas will offer legal education and representation to juveniles facing long incarceration terms and meager opportunities for community-based services.
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