JTDL: UK Court IT crisis; Cost of e-supervision + New jobs
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Editor’s Note
The newsletter is taking next week off to accommodate for some work travel. We’re back October 3.
-Jason
News
The UK court’s IT system is “putting justice at risk.” (BBC)
Electronic monitoring fees: A 50-state survey of the costs assessed to people on e-supervision. (Fines & Fees Justice Center)
A woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco. (AP)
A mother and daughter’s text thread led to an abortion-related prosecution in Nebraska. (Prospect)
Yet another data broker found to give massive amounts of location info to law enforcement. (Tech Dirt)
A US judge effectively ruled that police can hold onto a seized phone indefinitely, so long as they don’t search it. (US Courts)
Customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at a massive scale. (Washington Post)
Mexican women find safety in location-tracking Facebook groups. (Rest of World)
Minneapolis police want drones. (MinnPost)
Color of Change launched a Black Tech Agenda for racial equity in tech policy. (CoC)
UC Berkeley launched a new tech policy initiative. (UCB)
The relationship between Law & Order and public perception of the criminal justice system. (Last Week Tonight)
Without needing a warrant, an artist finds where Instagram photos were taken through open camera feeds. (Dries Depoorter) (h/t Zach Zarnow)
A food delivery robot forced it’s way across a police crime scene. (Twitter) (h/t Rick Rishwain)
Events
The Benefits Tech Advocacy Hub launch webinar is Sept. 22. (BTAH) (h/t Emily Paul)
Computation Law on Edge is Nov. 3-4. (CLE)
Jobs & Opportunities
Access Now needs a legal compliance officer. (AN)
[New] The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative needs a technical advisor for privacy rights. (ABA ROLI) (h/t Elizabeth Donkervoort)
Amnesty International needs a researcher focused on tech an inequality. (AI) (h/t Bharati Narumanchi)
All Tech is Human is hiring a program associate. (ATIH)
Aspen Institute needs a deputy director for its tech equity work. (AI)
Boundless has numerous openings. (B) (h/t Chase Hertel)
Center for Democracy and Technology has multiple open positions. (CDT) (h/t Alex Givens)
Color of Change needs a director of tech and media justice. (CoC) (h/t Archana Ahlawat)
Consumer Reports is hiring for a number of positions. (CR)
Data and Society is hiring for various roles. (DS)
The Day One Project has numerous openings. (D1P)
FastForward’s accelerator has opened its applications. (FF) (h/t Summer Kennedy)
FreeWorld, a post-incarceration economic support organization, has multiple roles open. (FW) (h/t Jason Wang)
Georgetown’s Center for Privacy and Technology needs a senior associate. (GU)
[New] Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center needs a project manager for research. (BKC)
Just Tech has numerous openings. (JT) (h/t Legal Tech Jobs)
JusticeText needs a biz dev lead. (JT) (h/t Devshi Mehrotra)
Legal Services of Northern California need an IT manager. (LSNC) (h/t Amy Williams)
Measures for Justice has multiple positions open. (M4J)
The MIT Teaching Systems Lab needs a postdoctoral associate for digital teaching simulations and AI coaching. (MIT)
The National Center for State Courts needs court consultants. (NCSC)
Neighborhood Defender Services is hiring an access to justice fellow focused on policing, indigent defense, and data. (NDS)
New America’s Open Technology Institute needs a policy counsel. (NA)
The Omidyar Network needs principals for their Responsible Tech initiative. (ON)
Paladin has multiple openings. (P) (h/t Felicity Conrad)
[New] Pathfinders for Justice needs a senior researcher. (PfJ) (h/t Themba Mahleka)
Pew is hiring an associate to work with state civil courts on justice tech, policy reform, and process improvements. (Pew) (h/t Erika Rickard)
The Philly District Attorney's Office is looking to fill a number of roles, including for a DB admin. (PDAO) (h/t Oren Gur)
The Policing Project needs a fellow. (PP) (h/t Kaylynn Lopez)
[New] Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab needs practitioner fellows. (DCSL)
SimpleCitizen, an immigration tech company, has engineering, product and sales roles. (SC) (h/t Eleni Manis)
Syracuse University’s Autonomous Systems Policy Institute needs a director. (SU)
Theory and Principle, a legal software development boutique, is hiring. (T&P)
Upsolve, the bankruptcy platform, is hiring for multiple roles. (US)
[New] Village Capital needs mentors for its Innovation of Justice Tech initiative. (VC) (h/t Edna Samron)