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Technology to improve judicial systems, including ameliorating injustices within the criminal justice system itself
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This website tells a story of how a little known legal [corporate tribunal] mechanism is enriching fossil fuel corporations with public money, delaying climate action and threatening our future.
Statefree
Munich, GermanyWelcome to the first global community for stateless people and their allies. Together we empower stateless people.
Award-winning video by the Brennan Center for Justice on out of touch Supreme Court justices
We are a non-profit that partners with state criminal justice agencies to advance their use of data and reduce incarceration.
This report delves specifically into the limited publication of written decisions by criminal court judges.
The trial monitoring of corruption cases program uses tech tools to improve the justice sector by making the workings of the judiciary easier to understand and scrutinize.
TransparencIT
NigeriaWe are a civic tech organization fostering courtroom openness, social justice and citizen engagement in Nigeria.
Parte del programa Justicia Abierta, este es un proyecto integral de apertura institucional, que comprende un software web que permite a las fiscalías sistematizar las solicitudes de acceso a la información condensando datos procesales, de uso
Housing Courts Must Change! Map
New York City, NY, USAHousing Courts Must Change! (HCMC) is a statewide campaign launched by the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition in 2020 to transform the courts across New York State (NYS) from an “eviction machine” to a place that holds landlords accountable, upholds tenants’ rights, and enables tenants to remain in their homes.
Know Your Rights Hong Kong
Hong Kong#KnowYourRightsHK is here to help you understand and exercise your legal rights.
Civic Sight
Hong KongWe incubate projects that bring together data and transparency to expand and improve the civic space in Asia.
Коллективный иск против сервиса «Яндекс.Еда» в связи с утечкой персональных данных
Russian Federation (the)Кампания по сбору заявлений в суд против сервиса «Яндекс.Еда» от граждан, чьи данные были обнаружены в утечке. Заявки для участия собираются в онлайн, далее работают адвокаты в судах.
Creating a better justice system with data
CaliforniaExygy's collaboration with the CROP Organization and their work aggregating reentry data across the state of California.
Brennan Center for Justice
New York UniversityThe Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute, striving to uphold the values of democracy.
One of multiple studies in the US using artificial intelligence to analyze the tone and word choice police officers use, to determine whether it leads to unnecessarily escalations with the public..
Justice Hub
BangaloreAn open source platform for data related to the Indian legal and justice system. Crowdsourced from a community of law and data researchers, practitioners and enthusiasts.
Agami
BangaloreAgami is a movement of ideas and people seeking to transform the experience of Justice in India
Free Law Project
Oakland, CaliforniaFree Law Project is the leading nonprofit using software, data, and advocacy to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive.
Reclamo
United States of America (the)Help Workers Recover Stolen Wages Free, Safe, and Simple
Justicia Lab
United States of America (the)We Build Digital Tools for Immigrant Justice
NYU Public Safety Lab
New York UniversityUsing data + social science to support communities' efforts to improve equity and efficiency in public safety outcomes
The People’s Database for Community-Based Police Accountability
Berkeley, CA, USAA Berkeley Copwatch + WITNESS Initiative
#STOPSHOTSPOTTER
United States of America (the)A coalition working against ShotSpotter's "harmful impacts on the Black, brown, and poor people that the company surveils."
Judicial Innovation Fellowship Program
Georgetown University, Washington, DCThe Justice Innovation Fellowship program places technologists and designers in state, local, and tribal courts to improve the public’s access to justice.
Citizens Police Data Project
Chicago, ILThe Citizens Police Data Project (CPDP.co) is a tool for holding police accountable to the public they serve. By Invisible Institute
Callisto Vault
San FranciscoA suite of tools designed to help survivors navigate barriers and define their own pathways toward healing and justice. Within Callisto Vault, survivors can access two tools: the Matching System and Encrypted Record Form.
Prison Voicemail
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Over 3,000 people are using this service to stay connected and maintain bonds
The Policing Project
New York City, NY, USAThe adoption of policing technologies must be guided by democratic legitimacy and an imperative to minimize harm.
unBail
Cleveland, OhioDemocratizing information about the legal system
Court Listener
Oakland, CaliforniaSearch millions of opinions by case name, topic, or citation. 406 Jurisdictions. Sponsored by the Non-Profit Free Law Project. 501c3
MOJ Digital & Technology
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Transforming the justice system with digital & technology services
Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative
Redmond, WAThe Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative works to empower communities and drive progress towards a more equitable justice system.
A2J Author
United States of America (the)A2J Author aims to improve access to justice for people who represent themselves. The service hosts simplified legal information and resources created by legal professionals.
Transforming corrections with technology
Clooney Foundation for Justice
United States of America (the)By providing a neutral report of what happens in court, trial monitors can help ensure that rights are respected and abuses exposed.
How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations
United States of America (the)Pew Trusts report: What the changes mean for the millions of people who interact with the civil legal system each year—and what remains to be done
A free campaign for youth funded by Colin @kaepernick7 to raise awareness on self-empowerment 💪🏿 and interacting with law enforcement 🚔
Arizona Eviction Help
ArizonaArizona Eviction Help makes it easier for tenants to learn about eviction hearings, identify potential defenses to useand create court documents to use.
Justice Innovation Startup Lab
University of Southern California LALearn about design thinking, justice innovation, and legal tech and apply them to the challenge of developing products and services that yield better justice outcomes.
SMS for Justice
India (Bhārat)SMS for Justice is a project by Nazdeek that combines legal training, mobile technology and community monitoringto build a Dalit women-led network of paralegals, trained to demand accountability for the delivery of basic services.
Elucd
Brooklyn, NYFor the first time, city leaders can track the real-time pulse of how every neighborhood feels about trust and safety, and develop strategies for their improvement.
DoNotPay bot
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USAThe World's First Robot Lawyer
SMS reminders from the Office of Court Administration
New York CityNew York City partnered with behavioral economics firm ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to test simple “nudges” to get people to court; text reminders improved appearance rates, resulting in thousands fewer arrest warrants
Good Call NYC
New York CityGood Call NYC provides support during an arrest process. Its 24/7 hotline puts people in touch with lawyers, free of charge.
Clear my record
San FranciscoClear My Record is a free, non-profit service to help you dismiss or reduce old convictions on your criminal record.
Measures for Justice
421 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, USAMeasures for Justice is on a mission to make accurate criminal justice data available to spur reform.
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