Data and technology for racial equity in the criminal legal system
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This product will illustrate how data and tech can improve CVI service provision and evaluation, using examples from LISC and Tech Impact.
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The Catalyst Grant Program supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to use data and technology to advance racial equity and reform in the adult criminal legal system.
How a Local Nonprofit Created a Case-Management Application to Better Serve Its Community When looking to increase their impact, direct service nonprofits that promote racial equity in communities with considerable criminal legal system involvement can be thwarted before they begin.How Justice-Focused Nonprofits Can Use External Funding to Improve Internal Processes In this blog post, we highlight how three Microsoft Catalyst Grant Program grantees used funding from the grant to improve their internal operations, particularly their ability to collect and evaluate service data.Call Them by Their Names Writing about the criminal legal system can be fraught with language that is dehumanizing and harmful to people and communities. Changes to the way we talk about people who have had contact with the criminal legal system have resulted from a long history of organizing and advocacy from people whoData Automation and Expanding Resentencing Efforts With the possibility of scaling existing resentencing mechanisms hindered by the time needed to review cases, For The People in California is piloting new technology that could dramatically shorten the time needed to identify and assess eligible cases and could reduce the time spent incarcerated forUncovering Police Complaints and Outcomes In 2022, two community groups, the Invisible Institute and Act 4 SA, created new tools in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and Bexar County, Texas, to advance data transparency on police misconduct and provide community members with data to advocate for reform in their communities.Exploring Racial Disparities in Arrests among Native Americans in Flagstaff, Arizona To work toward racial equity, police departments in Flagstaff and around the country should decriminalize quality-of-life offenses and provide culturally responsive resources for Native Americans.
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CATALYST GUIDE SERIES
Developed by the Urban Institute for community groups, drawing on the experiences of Catalyst Grant Program participants and Urban researchers.
