Open Society Institute Names 2010 Soros Justice Fellows
April 14, 2010, Philanthropy News Digest — The Open Society Institute has announced its Soros Justice Fellows for 2010, a group of eighteen scholars, lawyers, advocates, and journalists hailing from nine states and the District of Columbia who will receive a total of $1.4 million for efforts to reform the U.S. justice system.
Since 1997, OSI has awarded more than $15 million to Soros Justice Fellows as part of a broader effort to curb mass incarceration and ensure a fair and equitable system of justice in the United States. This year's fellows, each of whom will receive a twelve- to eighteen-month stipend ranging from $45,000 to $108,750, include Reginald Dwayne Betts, who will write a book about the ways crime and mass incarceration affect individuals not in prison; Ronald Chatters III, who will advocate on behalf of the thousands of people with disabilities who leave Los Angeles jails every year; William Collins, who will examine the ways in which racial and ethnic minorities are purged from Louisiana capital juries; and Alexandra Cox, who will develop and implement research and protocols for improving relationships between youth and staff in juvenile facilities.
