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End Police Surveillance

ShotSpotter creates thousands of unfounded police deployments, fuels unconstitutional stop-and-frisk, and can lead to false arrests.

Chicago, IL
crime, criminal justice, surveillance

No Tech Criminalization in Education (NOTICE)

The NOTICE Coalition (No Tech Criminalization in Education) is a national network of advocates, researchers and organizers building a movement to end police surveillance in schools and defend youth justice in the digital age.

Minneapolis
2021
criminal justice, youth, surveillance

MacArthur Justice Center

criminal justice

Automating (In)Justice: An Adversarial Audit of RisCanvi

Eticas Foundation's adversarial audit of an AI-powered criminal justice tool, RisCanvi, that has been used in Catalonia since 2009 finds it "does not meet the required standards of reliability and fairness."

Catalonia (Spain)
criminal justice, recidivism, reports

Obstáculos del acceso a la justicia en México

A campaign site drawing attention to obstacles to justice in Mexico

Mexico
2023
criminal justice

Police Scorecard

We analyzed data on 13,147 US police departments.

2024
campaigns, 2023 Webby Awards, criminal justice, racial equity, 2024 Webby Awards, police violence

Freedom Grams

A cannabis brand that comes in the exact amounts for which others are still in prison

2023 Webby Awards, criminal justice

Decriminalize Poverty

This narrative experience explores how poverty has been criminalized across Tennessee, what this means for people who live in communities in the state, and practical steps to build a better future.

Tennessee
2023 Webby Awards, criminal justice, No poverty

The People’s Database for Community-Based Police Accountability

A Berkeley Copwatch + WITNESS Initiative

Berkeley, CA, USA
criminal justice