One of the Open Society Institute-Baltimore’s first priorities when we opened our doors in 1998 was to make certain that anyone who needed drug addiction treatment was able to get it—whether or not they had health insurance.
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Obstacles to justice
Monday, September 09, 2013Leslie Vass spent 10 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The story he tells about how the police, the courts and entire criminal justice system failed him is alarming.
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Lesson learned: key to more high school graduates may be fewer suspensions
Monday, September 09, 2013We know from experience—and research—that using suspension as a primary discipline tool is a recipe for school failure. When children are suspended, they are not in school learning, they are not being coached to adopt new and better ways of responding to conflict, and they are not being required to make amends for their misdeeds.
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Big Change Baltimore: A Forum of Ideas that are Reshaping Our Future
Monday, May 06, 2013As Open Society Institute-Baltimore marks its 15th year in the city, we want to acknowledge our partners and the progress we have made in the last decade and a half. We are trending upwards on many indicators but we need to sustain the growing momentum.
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2012 Grants and Donors List
Wednesday, May 01, 2013Change takes audacious ideas, pragmatic solutions, partnerships, patience, and persistence. We are working to create a different city. With community partners and policy makers, OSI-Baltimore is developing effective solutions and making lasting change in Baltimore. Download the 2012 Grants and Donor List.
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Justice Talking: Stories about crime, punishment, and life (and death) in the legal system
Friday, March 01, 2013The evening will feature seven storytellers telling seven-minute true, personal, tales about their experiences with the criminal justice system…
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Audacious Thinking: Spring 2013
Friday, March 01, 2013In this special 15th anniversary edition of Audacious Thinking, Diana Morris talks about where we stand, Jane Sundius shares lessons learned about keeping kids in school, and Monique Dixon gives an update on the proposed youth jail.
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The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement
Friday, January 11, 2013As part of OSI-Baltimore’s “Talking About Race” series, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch will discuss his upcoming new book,The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, and the importance of making history accessible for today’s youth…
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The House I Live In: A Screening of the 2012 Sundance Festival Prize-Winning Documentary
Saturday, September 29, 2012OSI-Baltimore and the Maryland Film Festival host a screening and discussion
of the provocative film that looks inside America’s criminal justice system
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Audacious Thinking: Fall 2012
Saturday, September 01, 2012This issue of Audacious Thinking features a social justice report card, interviews with young professionals in the city, and a list of 2012 Alumni Fellows grants…
