Monique Dixon
Monique L. Dixon, J.D., is the Director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program of the Open Society Institute-Baltimore. She is responsible for developing, monitoring, and evaluating criminal justice funding strategies for OSI-Baltimore, which seeks to reduce the overuse of incarceration as well as its social and economic costs.
Blog Posts
Maryland can do more to responsibly reduce the prison population
Maryland budget analysts had the right idea when they recently told legislators that the state could save money and adequately staff all correctional facilities by reducing the prison population and closing at least one prison. (Analysts recommend reducing Maryland’s prison … Continue reading →
What do Baltimore’s children & youth need to succeed? Let’s ask them
I have practiced civil rights law for twelve years and have had the pleasure of traveling to cities across this country to work with youth, particularly African-American and Latino youth, who wanted to improve services provided by public schools and … Continue reading →