From College Capstone to Tech Startup: How JusticeText Increases Equity in the Criminal Justice System
Frequency Machine PROJECT
About This Project
Summary
Brenda Darden Wilkerson of AnitaB.org is joined by Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove, the CEO and CTO, respectively, of JusticeText, an MIT and Google-backed startup that is building technology to better improve the criminal justice system. This episode brings to the forefront the discussion about hold law enforcement accountable and ensure that low-income criminal defendants get their chance at an equal and fair trial.
Goals & Objectives
This episode explains how the JusticeText program takes media files and evidence and creates transcriptions that help public defenders analyze data before trials. It includes personal and emotional stories about the positive impact on public defenders and their clients.
Results & Impact
AnitaB.org reaches over 200k people, largely women and minorities, working in technology.
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