OSI-Baltimore and the Maryland Film Festival host a screening and discussion
of the provocative film that looks inside America’s criminal justice system
and uncovers shocking revelations.
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The House I Live In: A Screening of the 2012 Sundance Festival Prize-Winning Documentary
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4 reasons why Baltimore doesn’t need another jail
Monday, September 24, 2012Did you know that Maryland officials plan to spend almost $100 million dollars to build a new jail in Baltimore City? This jail would be used exclusively for youth, ages 14 through 17, who are arrested, charged as an adult and locked up as they wait for their trials to be held. In these hard economic times, we believe that a new jail is unnecessary and a waste of tax-payer dollars.
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Survivors of sex trafficking are victims, not criminals
Monday, September 17, 2012In addition to the abuse, coercive control and manipulation victims of human trafficking routinely face, many victims are arrested and convicted for crimes they are forced to engage in by their traffickers. This is particularly true for victims exploited through commercialized sex, who are commonly arrested for the crime of prostitution.
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Addiction is a disease of cravings
Monday, September 10, 2012Addiction is truly a brain disease and not simply a behavior that someone can stop automatically. It is neurochemically driven, and not due to “moral weakness” or lack of “will power.” Unfortunately, it is one of the few chronic diseases where normally caring health care providers treat patients poorly because of misguided notions like “it’s their own fault, they should just stop using drugs.”
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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…
