Data and technology for racial equity in the criminal legal system
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RestoreHER, a Georgia-based policy advocacy reentry organization, initially planned to assess the criminalization of behavior during pregnancy in one county in Georgia, with the idea that these data might be indicative of national trends and might have implications for constitutionally protected pregnancy outcomes across the United States.
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The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative are collaborating on the Catalyst Grant Program to help organizations use data and technology to advance racial equity in the criminal legal system.
Researching the Criminalization of Pregnancy: Data Barriers and Accountability RestoreHER , a Georgia-based policy advocacy reentry organization, initially planned to assess the criminalization of behavior during pregnancy in one county in Georgia, with the idea that these data might be indicative of national trends and might have implications for constitutionally protectedHow 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.
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Developed by the Urban Institute for community groups, drawing on the experiences of Catalyst Grant Program participants and Urban researchers.