From July to December 2025, 25 local organizations will use data and technology to inform and improve policies and practices to advance racial equity and reform in the criminal legal system. Their approaches and achievements can provide models, lessons, and inspiration for communities, local governments, funders, and data and technology experts across the United States.

Boston, MA 
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts
Expanding Access to Criminal Legal System Public Records for Accountability

Bexar County, TX 
ACT 4 SA
Uncovering Repeat Police Misconduct through a Public Dashboard

Charleston, WV 
American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia
Empowering West Virginians through a Police Accountability Dashboard

Fulton County, GA 
Atlanta Community Support Project
Understanding Disparities in Homicide Prosecutions and Outcomes 

Austin, TX 
Austin Area Urban League
Visualizing Austin's Mental Health Crisis Response Program

Kern County, CA 
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Promoting Diversion through a Community Justice Portal

Anchorage, AK 
Data for Indigenous Justice
Improving Data on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Peoples

Pulaski County, AR 
decARcerate
Ensuring Effective Implementation of Arkansas’s Fine Collection Law

Raleigh and Charlotte, NC 
Emancipate NC
Expanding Access to Data to Advance Reform in Traffic Stop Policy and Practice

Dane County, WI 
EXPO of Wisconsin Inc
Using Tech to Address Civil Legal Matters That Can Result in Criminal Charges

Mecklenburg County, NC 
Forward Justice
Demonstrating the Impact of Suspending Regulatory Traffic Stops

Washington, DC 
Harriet's Wildest Dreams
Driving Systematic Accountability through Court Watching

Huntsville, AL 
Huntsville Bail Fund
Assessing the Impact of Prolonged Pretrial Detention

Chicago, IL 
Invisible Institute
Using Machine Learning for Police Accountability in Gender-Based Violence Cases

Kalamazoo, MI 
NowKalamazoo
Analyzing the Use and Impacts of Resisting and Obstructing Charges

Fairfax County, VA 
NVMS Conflict Resolution Center
Strengthening Diversion through Data and Automated Tools 

Arlington, VA 
OAR of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church
Assessing Consistency in Use of Diversion Programs

Erie County, NY 
Partnership for the Public Good
Analyzing Data to Advocate for Nonpunitive Community Safety Measures 

San Diego, CA 
Pillars of the Community
Addressing Effects of Racially Disparate Policing and Prosecution in San Diego

Los Angeles County, CA 
Redo.io
Reshaping Sentencing of Low-Level, Nonviolent Offenses

Douglas County, NE 
RISE
Making Data Accessible for Identifying and Addressing Disparities in Sentencing

Fulton County, GA 
Southern Center for Human Rights
Observing Individual and Community Impacts of Case Processing Delays

Tarrant County, TX 
Texas Defender Service
Exploring Racial Bias in Death Penalty Charges

Tulsa, OK 
The Appeal
Data-Driven Journalism on Jail Disparities in Oklahoma

Philadelphia, PA 
The Defender Association of Philadelphia
Exploring the Use of Bail and Pretrial Detention Appeals by Judges