The JT/DL is a twice-monthly newsletter about justice technology news, events, and opportunities. My opinions do not reflect those of my employers or professional partners.
Updates
Hello!
Welcome back to another year of the JusticeTech/Download. It’s been nine years since I started this newsletter, and while it’s evolved over time the core mission has stayed the same: keep the community connected and up-to-date on all things justice tech. The best execution of this mission has always been supported by you. Please keep sending me your writing, events, and job postings to share. It’s the quickest way to get mainlined into our ever growing community.
In the meantime, here’s some headlines from over the summer that you may have missed.
Best,
Jason
News
The missing research holding justice tech back. (Talk Justice)
Massachusetts prosecutors run their offices on software from the dial-up era. (Nassar’s Blog)
How the FBI blew up a $1 billion digital efficiency project. (Niskanen Center)
Algorithm auditing policies rest on flawed assumptions about public sector systems. (FACCT) (h/t Ben Green)
US Courts approve funding for CMS and public access improvements. (US Courts)
Activist charged with felony after giving border agent duress code that wiped his phone. (Ars Technica)
New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate. (Ars Technica)
Mistaken username sent man to prison for 18 months. (New York Times)
How Chinese police keep tabs on foreigners. (New York Times)
Police surveillance technology. (Last Week Tonight)
Events
The A2J Network Conference will be in Cincinnati October 21-22. (A2JN)
The American Bar Foundation’s Making Justice Infrastructure More People-Centered virtual webinar is November 20. (ABF)
eCourts is in Las Vegas December 7-9. (NCSC)
Jobs & Opportunities
[New] Anthropic is accepting economic futures research applications. (A)
Arnold Ventures is looking to fill multiple roles. (AV)
The Brennan Center for Justice has multiple openings. (BCJ)
The Center for Democracy and Technology has academic externships. (CDT)
[New] The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative needs a counsel for AI and tech. (CZI)
The University of Chicago Crime Lab has multiple openings. (UCCL)
Code for America has multiple openings. (CfA) (h/t Russ Finkelstein)
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and NextLadder Ventures launched the navigation tech initiative. (DRK) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
OpenMinded has multiple openings. (OM)
[New] Recidiviz has multiple openings. (R)
[New] Renaissance Philanthropy is hiring for multiple roles. (RP)