Open Society Foundations Announce 2015 Soros Justice Fellows
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations announced today an award of $1.2 million to the 2015 class of Soros Justice Fellows. The fellows bring a diverse set of life experiences and skills to their work; among the 15 fellows selected are journalists, educators, social workers, lawyers, grassroots organizers, formerly incarcerated people, and survivors of crime.
To carry out their work, fellows receive a stipend of $58,700 to $110,250 for full-time projects lasting between 12 and 18 months. The 2015 fellows join more than 350 others who, since 1997, have received support through the Soros Justice Fellowships to create and clear pathways to justice for marginalized populations.
Some of our members may have met Judith at the RSOL Conference. She is awesome!
Judith Levine and Erica Meiners will write a series of articles that aim to deepen understanding and spur conversation about sex laws and “sex offender” management, and the people they affect.
Galan will be working on issues pertaining to Civil Commitment. He attended last year’s RSOL Conference in Dallas and the year before in California. Great guy!
Galen Baughman will work to end the indefinite detention of young people in Virginia who are branded by the state as irredeemably dangerous “sexually violent predators.”