Within days of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the Fair Housing Act was signed into law. A breakthrough in the civil rights movement, the Act made it illegal to refuse “to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race, color, religion, or national origin.” 50 years later, despite tremendous progress, America continues to struggle with the legacy of segregation. What is the Fair Housing Act’s impact today? Join The Atlantic for a gathering of policy makers,…

In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state prison each year, with many returning to chaotic and sometimes violent living environments. In these circumstances, how do formerly-incarcerated men and women navigate reentering society? In Homeward, sociologist Bruce Western examines the first year after release from prison. Drawing from hundreds of interviews with over one hundred individuals returning to neighborhoods around Boston, he describes the lives of the formerly incarcerated and demonstrates how poverty, racial inequality, and…

Calling all justice-involved women! You are cordially invited to attend the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency’s (CSOSA’s) annual symposium on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 8:30am to 3pm at the Temple of Praise (700 Southern Avenue SE). This year’s theme is Lifetime Makeover: Stepping into Your Success! Guest speakers will provide information and inspiration to help you define and make progress towards success. Service and resource providers will teach you about the tools available to help you on your journey. And the Dress for Success…

On May 3rd, Open Society Institute hosts a special advance screening of "RBG," the highly anticipated documentary about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is the first event in a series marking OSI-Baltimore’s 20th Anniversary.

Ms. Susan Burton is founder and Executive Director of A New Way of Life, a nonprofit that provides sober housing and other support to formerly incarcerated women. She is nationally known as an advocate for restoring basic civil rights to those who served time. She will be joined by Lorig Charkoudian, PhD, Executive Director of Community Mediation Maryland and founder of re-entry mediation. Re-entry mediation was founded in Maryland and has been shown to decrease recidivism. It is now considered a national…

Join NYU DC Dialogues in a panel discussion called, The Epidemic of Police Brutality. Despite decades of progression and advancement in human rights since the Civil Rights and Jim Crow era, America is still perpetuating the same challenges. In light of recent movements and headlining stories of black and brown men and women losing their lives at the hands of law enforcement, the issue of police brutality — while it never left — is brought, again, to the surface. Police brutality and police…

    In Wrong Man, a series by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost Trilogy), a team of esteemed experts including a renowned civil rights attorney, a former prosecutor, a retired NCIS investigator, and a member of Detroit’s elite Homicide Task Force re-investigate the cases of three inmates who have been locked up for decades and claim they’re innocent. The verité series follows investigators into prisons and to the scene of the crimes to crack open the cases, as…

"We are pleased to announce a dynamic group of speakers for the ​2018 Janet Reno Forum being held on May 21st at Georgetown University. These expert presenters will lead panel discussions on six strategies designed to transform juvenile justice systems in order to achieve better outcomes for youth, families and communities." Register here! View Agenda View Speakers