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Open Justice

Explore 105 projects in the Open Justice category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

105 projects
https://habeasdockets.org/Active

Habeas Dockets

Enhancing public access to federal habeas corpus case documents restricted under FRCP 5.2(c)

USA
Access to laws, Crowdsourcing, Help out, Open justice, Pro bono and volunteer
https://portal.trt3.jus.br/internet/institucional/cooperacao-judiciaria/nucleo-de-cooperacao-judiciaria/copy_of_atas-de-reunioesActive

State Executive Committee for Judicial Cooperation in Minas Gerais (CECJ-MG)

Open justice
https://www.trialwatchtraining.org/Active

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.

USA
Crowdsourcing, Open justice, Trial monitoring, Watchdogging and transparency, Watchdogging government
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/justice-reform-initiative?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0&activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr4Active

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
http://wetaase.org/Active

Wetaase

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

Kampala, Uganda
2018
Access social benefits, Adjacent Fields, Advocacy tech, Engagement tech, Govtech, Legal tech, Open justice, Tech for public challenges, The Tech
anti-trafficking
http://www.ideas42.org/new-text-message-reminders-summons-recipients-improves-attendance-court-dramatically-cuts-warrants/Active

SMS reminders from the Office of Court Administration

New York City partnered with behavioral economics firm ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to test simple โ€œnudgesโ€ to get people to court; text reminders improved appearance rates, resulting in thousands fewer arrest warrants

New York City
2019
Behavioral economics programs, Govtech, Open justice, Organize campaigns, SMS tools, The Tech
https://prisonvoicemail.com/Active

Prison Voicemail

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

UK
Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Open justice
prisoners
https://www.unbail.org/Active

unBail

Democratizing information about the legal system

Cleveland, Ohio
Access to laws, Legal tech, Open justice
apps
https://justica-em-numeros.cnj.jus.br/painel-estatisticas/Active

Justice in Numbers

Open justice