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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in the United States.

Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap

This national program is designed to create awareness of—and increase resources to close—an alarming gap in the availability of drug and alcohol addiction treatment for Americans who need it. more

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Documentary Photography Project

Through grantmaking, exhibitions, and training workshops, the Documentary Photography Project supports photographers whose work addresses social justice and human rights issues that coincide with OSI’s mission. more

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Open Society Fellowship

The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals—including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners—to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute. more

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OSI-Baltimore

OSI-Baltimore seeks to foster debate, empower marginalized groups to help shape and monitor public policy, and strengthen communities and families in the Baltimore, Maryland area through the development of fair, rational, and responsive public systems. more

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OSI-Washington, D.C.

OSI-Washington, D.C. focuses on civil liberties in the United States as well as other domestic and international policy issues, including globalization, criminal justice reform, human rights, and women's rights. more

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Strategic Opportunities Fund

The Strategic Opportunities Fund was set up to respond more rapidly and flexibly to emerging challenges in the United States, utilizing a more coherent thematic strategy that may often be driven by current opportunities to impact specific open society issues. more

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U.S. Justice Fund

The U.S. Justice Fund is the cornerstone of OSI's strong commitment to reducing the excessive reliance on punishment and incarceration in the United States, and to promoting fair and equal treatment in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. more

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Overview

Serious challenges to the U.S. system of justice—the crackdown on immigrants, detention without due process of thousands at Guantanamo Bay, and expansion of government surveillance powers—have emerged in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Read an overview of OSI's activities in the United States.

News & Announcements

Advocates Take on Failures of U.S. Criminal Justice System
Press Release
March 3, 2008
The Open Society Institute has awarded 18 fellows over $1 million to reform indigent defense, reduce juvenile incarceration, and improve prison conditions. more

Call for Proposals: Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap
February 11, 2008
The Open Society Institute invites proposals for an initiative offering support to a wide range of projects and partnerships that help expand the capacity of treatment and recovery systems in the U.S. more

Multimedia

Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster
 INTERACTIVE  
Designed to spark continuing national discussion of the social and economic impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this multimedia website features the work of OSI's Katrina Media Fellows. more

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