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Open justice

Technology to improve judicial systems, including ameliorating injustices within the criminal justice system itself

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Creating a better justice system with data
youtu.be/hNu7ENjhzCU?si=3JMn72kmG1JVqYsK

Creating a better justice system with data

Exygy's collaboration with the CROP Organization and their work aggregating reentry data across the state of California.

California
Open justice, Data science for social good
recidivism
Brennan Center for Justice
brennancenter.org

Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute, striving to uphold the values of democracy.

New York University
Watchdogging and transparency, Voting and elections, Open justice
LAPD to use AI to analyze body cam videos for officers' language use
latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-22/lapd-to-use-ai-to-analyze-body-cam-videos-for-officers-language-use

LAPD to use AI to analyze body cam videos for officers' language use

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.

Los Angeles, CA
since 2023
Generative AI, Machine learning, Open justice
police violence, policing, labor
Systemic Justice
systemicjustice.ngo

Systemic Justice

Community-driven litigation for racial, social, and economic justice

Amsterdam
since 2023
Advocacy tech, Open justice
Justice Hub
justicehub.in

Justice Hub

An 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.

Bangalore
since 2023
Open justice, Civic data, Open data publishing portals
Agami
agami.in

Agami

Agami is a movement of ideas and people seeking to transform the experience of Justice in India

Bangalore
Open justice, Civic data, Watchdogging and transparency
Free Law Project
free.law

Free Law Project

Free Law Project is the leading nonprofit using software, data, and advocacy to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive.

Oakland, California
since 2010
Legal tech, Open justice, Investigative journalism tech
Justicia Lab
justicialab.org

Justicia Lab

We Build Digital Tools for Immigrant Justice

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Open justice, Legal tech
immigration
The People’s Database for Community-Based Police Accountability
berkeleycopwatch.org/people-s-database

The People’s Database for Community-Based Police Accountability

A Berkeley Copwatch + WITNESS Initiative

Berkeley, CA
Open justice, Watchdogging and transparency, Crowdsourcing
criminal justice
NYU Public Safety Lab
publicsafetylab.org

NYU Public Safety Lab

Using data + social science to support communities' efforts to improve equity and efficiency in public safety outcomes

New York University
Data science for social good, Academia, Research and policy centers
Peace, justice, and strong institutions, criminal justice, racial equity
#STOPSHOTSPOTTER
stopshotspotter.com

#STOPSHOTSPOTTER

A coalition working against ShotSpotter's "harmful impacts on the Black, brown, and poor people that the company surveils."

United States of America 🇺🇸
Specific campaigns, Smart Cities and sensors, Open justice
criminal justice, noise, surveillance
Judicial Innovation Fellowship Program
judicialinnovation.org

Judicial Innovation Fellowship Program

The Justice Innovation Fellowship program places technologists and designers in state, local, and tribal courts to improve the public’s access to justice.

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Fellowships, The People, Open justice
Citizens Police Data Project
invisible.institute/police-data

Citizens Police Data Project

The Citizens Police Data Project (CPDP.co) is a tool for holding police accountable to the public they serve. By Invisible Institute

Chicago, IL
Civic maps, Open justice, Watchdogging and transparency
criminal justice
Callisto Vault
callistovault.org

Callisto Vault

A 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 E...

San Francisco
Adjacent Fields, Open justice, Legal tech
harassment
The Justice Tech Download
justicetech.download

The Justice Tech Download

Justice technology news, events and jobs by Jason Tashea

Portland, OR
Newsletters, Open justice
CourtListener
courtlistener.com

CourtListener

Search millions of opinions by case name, topic, or citation. 406 Jurisdictions. Sponsored by the Non-Profit Free Law Project. 501c3

Oakland, California
Open justice, Archives, Civic data
Measures for Justice Data Portal
measuresforjustice.org/portal

Measures for Justice Data Portal

Explore how your local criminal justice system performs.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Open justice, Open data publishing portals
The Policing Project
policingproject.org/policing-tech-landing

The Policing Project

The adoption of policing technologies must be guided by democratic legitimacy and an imperative to minimize harm.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Open justice
police violence
MOJ Digital & Technology
mojdigital.blog.gov.uk

MOJ Digital & Technology

Transforming the justice system with digital & technology services

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Open justice, Govtech
United Kingdom (government)
Prison Voicemail
prisonvoicemail.com

Prison Voicemail

Over 3,000 people are using this service to stay connected and maintain bonds

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Open justice, Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
prisoners
unBail
unbail.org

unBail

Democratizing information about the legal system

Cleveland, Ohio
Open justice, Legal tech, Access to laws
apps
Justice Counts
justicecounts.csgjusticecenter.org

Justice Counts

Actionable data to bolster public safety

United States of America 🇺🇸
Open justice, Civic data
Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative
microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/justice-reform-initiative?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0&activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr4

Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative

The Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative works to empower communities and drive progress towards a more equitable justice system.

Redmond, WA
Civic teams at tech companies, Open justice
Microsoft, criminal justice, racial equity
A2J Author
a2jauthor.org

A2J Author

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.

United States of America 🇺🇸
The Tech, Open justice, Legal tech
Ameelio
ameelio.org

Ameelio

Transforming corrections with technology

Chat and messaging, Legal tech, Open justice
recidivism, criminal justice
Clooney Foundation for Justice
trialwatchtraining.org

Clooney Foundation for Justice

By providing a neutral report of what happens in court, trial monitors can help ensure that rights are respected and abuses exposed.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Open justice, Watchdogging and transparency, Trial monitoring
How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations
pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2021/12/how-courts-embraced-technology-met-the-pandemic-challenge-and-revolutionized-their-operations

How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations

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

United States of America 🇺🇸
Legal tech, Open justice
reports
TrialWatch
cfj.org/project/trialwatch

TrialWatch

Microsoft and the Clooney Foundation for Justice have teamed up to create TrialWatch, an app designed to help human rights advocates more easily monitor legal proceedings around the world.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2019
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
apps, human rights
Vera Arrest Trends
arresttrends.vera.org

Vera Arrest Trends

This interactive tool enables users to better understand arrests and the current footprint of policing in the United States.

233 Broadway 12th Floor New York, NY 10279
Data visualization, Open justice
criminal justice
Machine Learning and the Rule of Law
web.archive.org/web/20220307234212/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3302507

Machine Learning and the Rule of Law

Predictive judicial analytics holds the promise of increasing the fairness of law.

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging tech, Machine learning
research
Project Callisto
projectcallisto.org

Project Callisto

Project Callisto helps survivors of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses document sexual assault, seek counseling, and start an investigation.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
harassment
Open Justice
openjustice.doj.ca.gov

Open Justice

A transparency initiative led by the California Department of Justice that publishes criminal justice data so we can understand how we are doing, hold ourselves accountable, and improve public policy...

California
Civic data, Govtech, Open justice
state
CYRILLA (Collaborative Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localized Legal Almanac)
cyrilla.org

CYRILLA (Collaborative Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localized Legal Almanac)

The CYRILLA Collaborative is a global initiative that seeks to map and analyze the impacts of legal frameworks in digital environments by aggregating, organizing, and visualizing distributed legal dat...

Global
since 2019
Civic data, Govtech, Open justice
Europol Trace an Object
europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse

Europol Trace an Object

The most innocent clues can sometimes help crack a case

Eisenhowerlaan 73, The Hague, Netherlands
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project
courtwatchdc.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/court-monitoring-programs-achievements-across-the-country

DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project

The mission of the DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project is to create transparency and data-driven information through court monitoring to ensure that all victims of domestic violence have equal ac...

Washington, DC
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
Copcast
web.archive.org/web/20191114133734/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.org.igarape.copcast

Copcast

Copcast is an open-source project that can turn any Android phone into a body-worn camera system for law enforcement, providing a more cost-effective and accessible solution for law enforcement office...

Rio de Janeiro
Cameras, Govtech, Open justice
apps
Code for Australia Online Pleas
web.archive.org/web/20210415105447/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/online-pleas

Code for Australia Online Pleas

Over 60 percent of people that go to court for a minor offence are planning to and plead guilty. The tool enables guilty pleas to be lodged online prior to the scheduled court date for non-complex min...

Victoria, Australia
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
Forum Jurisprudence – Forum Bundesgericht (Switzerland) and Forum Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)
forum-bundesgerichtshof.de

Forum Jurisprudence – Forum Bundesgericht (Switzerland) and Forum Bundesgerichtshof (Germany)

„Forum Bundesgerichtshof“ ist eine private, politisch und konfessionell unabhängige Webseite, die es interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern ermöglicht, alle Urteile des deutschen Bundesgerichtshofs öf...

Regensbergstrasse 182, Zürich, Schweiz
since 2020
Debate, Open justice, Legal tech
Gavel.ng
gavel.ng

Gavel.ng

Gavel is a not-for-profit organization focused on improving the pace of justice delivery in Nigeria through digital technology and citizen engagement.

Lagos
since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Project Lemon Aid
twitter.com/lemonaid_ng

Project Lemon Aid

Project Lemon Aid matches people awaiting trial behind bars with pro bono lawyers who can represent their case.

Nigeria 🇳🇬
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
Code for Australia ORBIT
web.archive.org/web/20220119193546/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/orbit

Code for Australia ORBIT

Helping staff and volunteers make accurate referrals across the legal assistance sector in Victoria.

Victoria, Australia
since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
Open Legal Data
openlegaldata.io

Open Legal Data

Wir stellen Gesetzestexte und Urteile für alle kostenlos und maschinenlesbar zur Verfügung.

Berlin
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
Measures for Justice
measuresforjustice.org

Measures for Justice

Measures for Justice is on a mission to make accurate criminal justice data available to spur reform.

421 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
Civic data, Civic literacy, Open justice
racial equity, criminal justice
HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)
hiil.org

HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)

User-friendly justice. With data and technology we co-create high quality justice based on what we need now.

Fluwelen Burgwal 582511, The Hague, The Netherlands
since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
research
Veza
veza.org.za

Veza

The Veza online tool is an open data platform developed by Corruption Watch with the goal of improving transparency and accountability in the South African Police Service (SAPS).

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
since 2020
Watchdogging and transparency, Open justice, Government transparency
police violence, policing
Wetaase
wetaase.org

Wetaase

Wetaase is an online and mobile platform serving high-risk individuals, victims and survivors of human trafficking in Uganda.

Kampala, Uganda
since 2018
Advocacy tech, Adjacent Fields, Engagement tech
anti-trafficking
Astrea Justice
astreajustice.com

Astrea Justice

Astrea Justice is human rights remedy mobile app that is being used in Zimbabwe and has the potential of being scaled into other countries.

Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
since 2021
Open justice, Crowdsourcing, Blockchain
human rights, apps
Data for Justice Project
data.aclum.org

Data for Justice Project

We hope the project will arm activists, advocates, journalists, policy makers, and elected officials with relevant, timely information about how government functions—so we can fix it when it doesn’t.

Massachusetts
Civic data, Govtech, Open justice
CrowdJustice
crowdjustice.com

CrowdJustice

CrowdJustice is a crowdfunding platform that enables individuals, groups and communities to come together to fund legal action.

since 2015
Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Code for Australia Legal Aid Checker
web.archive.org/web/20210415102406/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/legal-aid-checker

Code for Australia Legal Aid Checker

Legal Aid Checker is an online triaging system, helping to determine if people are eligible to recieve services and help from Victoria Legal Aid.

Victoria, Australia
since 2016
Engagement tech, Access social benefits, Govtech
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