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The Open Society Policy Center was established in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks and in response to a shift in U.S. government policies. Since that time, OSPC has lobbied the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch on many domestic and international issues.
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Reentry
OSPC coordinates a group of organizations working on a wide range of issues affecting individuals returning to the nation's communities from prison and jail.
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Civil Liberties Restoration Act
Supporting the Civil Rights Restoration Act to remedy post 9/11 governmental abuses
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Sentencing
Seeking a comprehensive re-examination of the sentencing policies to transform the current punitive model to one that is rehabilitative, just, and sound
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Treatment of Detainees
OSPC engages in the debates over the proper balance between security and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and international law, including the debates surrounding the proper treatment of detainees, the prohibitions on torture, and Constitutional limits on surveillance.
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Foreign Aid
Working to support constructive U.S. engagement in the world, transparency and human rights accountability in U.S. aid programs
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Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Ensuring that the MCC advances democratic, inclusive and country-driven development targeted at the poorest countries
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Public Health: HIV/AIDS and TB
Encouraging expanded U.S. assistance in the global fight against HIV/AIDS and TB
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Eastern European Issues
Encouraging open societies and continued reform
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Latin America Issues
Ensuring that U.S. policies in Latin America promote democracy and equitable economic growth, and encouraging continued engagement and support by the U.S. and international community toward the reconstruction of Haiti
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United Nations Reform
The Cooperative Global Engagement Project (CGEP) led efforts to oppose the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations with Stop Bolton, an informal coalition of advocates and organizations. CGEP continues to monitor his work.
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Burma
Encouraging Congress and the Administration to press the military dictatorship in Burma to restore political rights and democracy
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Sentencing Commission Does the Right Thing on Crack
The Open Society Policy Center welcomes the unanimous decision by the U.S. Sentencing Commission making sentencing guideline adjustments for federal crack cocaine cases retroactive.
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Destroyed Videotapes Fail to Mask the Ugly Reality of Torture
On Friday, December 7, the Open Society Policy Center released a statement on the destruction of videotapes of interrogations by the Central Intelligence Agency. Click here to read more.
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 Restoring American Leadership: 13 Cooperative Steps to Advance Global Progress
A publication cosponsored by OSI and the Security and Peace Institute. Various experts from different fields make recommendations on how the Bush Administration can make progress in specific policy areas.
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Morton H. Halperin, Director of U.S. Advocacy for OSI testifies on FISA
Morton H. Halperin, Director of U.S. Advocacy for OSI testifies on FISA before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mukasey Must Be Clear on Torture, Groups Say
Human rights and policy organizations said today that unless Judge Michael B. Mukasey clarifies his views on torture and the President's obligation to follow prohibitions on torture he "does not deserve to be the chief law enforcement official of the United States."
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OSPC Urges Strong Standards on Interrogations
OSPC and other human rights organizations send Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice a letter urging strong standards on permissible interrogations.
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In Unusual Step, Human Rights Groups Oppose CIA Nominee
Human rights groups and advocacy organizations have urged the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of John Rizzo to serve as General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency because of his stated views on torture. The letter to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and press release can be viewed here.
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Press Release: In Unusual Step, Human Rights Groups Oppose CIA Nominee
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Morton H. Halperin, Director of U.S. Advocacy for OSI testifies before the House Committee on Warrantless Surveillance and FISA.
Morton H. Halperin, Director of U.S. Advocacy for the Open Society Institute testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 to examine Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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 The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace
Coauthored by OSPC's Morton Halperin and featuring a foreword by George Soros, The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace makes the case for the superiority of democratic development.
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The 2nd Chance Act Introduced in the 110th Congress
In March 2007, the House Judiciary Committee passed out the Second Chance Act and in the Senate it was reintroduced by Senators Biden, Specter, Brownback & Leahy.
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Time to Mend the 'Crack' in Justice, an Open Letter to Congress
The Open Society Policy Center, has joined other Justice Roundtable members in an open letter to the United States Congress requesting an equalization of the penalty structure between crack and powder cocaine.
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What the McCain Amendment Bans
The Open Society Policy Center has authored a brief on what is banned and illegal behavior under the McCain Anti-Torture Amendment. The McCain Amendment, which has been endorsed by The White House, makes the U.S. Army Field Manual binding authority for all DOD interrogations and bans "cruel and unusual" conduct under the 5th, 8th and 14th Amendment in all interrogations conducted by the US anywhere in the world.
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