The nation's criminal justice data is, in many cases, unreliable and incomplete. At Sunlight, we're working to make access to the data that does exist better.
Continue readingCriminal justice information sharing in Connecticut: 21st Century growing pains
Connecticut's devised a solid plan to share criminal justice data between state agencies — one that could help save the state money and hopefully prevent tragedies like the Cheshire murders.
Continue readingSharing sensitive data within government
When interagency data-sharing relationships are established, governments can produce highly useful analyses while upholding commitments to privacy.
Continue readingWhy do we trust researchers with sensitive data?
Developing a sense of trustworthiness improves the likelihood that researchers and data-holding partners will be able to develop good ways to work together.
Continue readingWhen can we legally share protected data?
As Sunlight explores the public use of microdata, we are also exploring the practical, legal and ethical challenges of working with individual-level data.
Continue readingWhat do we want? Data about police practice!
This is an exceptional moment to get involved with law enforcement data reform.
Continue readingAttorney General Holder: Use open data to fix habeas corpus laws
Attorney General Eric Holder: Let your legacy include you being the first attorney general to call for courts around the country to buy into the idea of open data and transparency.
Continue readingBridging the gap between research and practice in criminal justice
With evidence-based practices becoming increasingly popular in many areas of criminal justice, the external push for academics to engage in policy decisions is logical. How such a connection can be forged sustainably, though, is less obvious.
Continue readingOfficials in Ferguson have set up barriers to information about the Michael Brown case
Open records requesters are being charged hefty fees in Missouri to get their hands on records that could reveal more about how the local and state government operated during one of their most sensitive times.
Continue readingEmergency room reports reveal racial disparity in injuries caused by police
Hospital emergency department records collected by the CDC reveal not only a racial disparity in the number of nonfatal injuries caused by law enforcement but also an upward trend in their frequency over the last decade.
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