Justice Reform

The Visionary Freedom Fund, Launched by the Andrus Family Fund, Announces Inaugural Cohort of Grant Recipients in Grantmaking Led by Youth Organizers to Transform Youth Justice System

Release Date:

09/28/2021

VFF distributes $2.5 million to 26 youth-led groups transforming the justice system and invites donors to join the movement to fund all 600 applicants

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The Sozosei Foundation Announces New Grants Through its Resilient Communities Programs

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08/15/2021

The Sozosei Foundation has approved grants through its Resilient Communities Program.

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Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street

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06/17/2021

Funding supports 100 grantees, most with strong focus on criminal justice and keeping people stably housed

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JPMorgan Chase Expands Second Chance Hiring Efforts in Columbus

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04/26/2021

Firm to expand its efforts to hire people with criminal backgrounds by enhancing its recruitment strategy in collaboration with local community organizations

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University of New Haven Receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Education for Incarcerated Students

Release Date:

04/15/2021

A collaboration with the Yale Prison Education Initiative to create a degree-granting program for incarcerated students in Connecticut

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Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

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01/08/2021

The Sozosei Foundation recently convened its inaugural summit on decriminalizing mental illness.

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows NEW YORK—Fighting to reduce lengthy sentences for youth. Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. Tackling structural racism through the power of dance...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice

Release Date:

10/14/2020

29% increase in funding will support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities to respond to today’s demands and pursue lasting solutions to systemic racism

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

Release Date:

08/06/2020

The grants will allow incarcerated students across the nation to continue learning while in-person instruction is paused as part of ongoing efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

Release Date:

06/30/2020

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory announcesa new initiative to distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, including at least one juvenile detention center, across...