WELCOME TO THE CHICAGO JUSTICE PROJECT
The Chicago Justice Project, (CJP), is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to increasing public access to justice related information. Our guiding principle is that access to information is the foundation for any meaningful reform to the criminal justice system. Law enforcement agencies should be responsible to a community in their combined efforts to maintain a safe and secure environment. Community members cannot be equal partners in securing their community when their access to information is restricted.
The CJP aims to increase the public's digital access to records from the various criminal justice agencies in Chicago and Cook County. With increased access, community members and criminal justice reformers would be empowered to help improve the performance of the city's criminal justice agencies. Moreover, direct access to such information would enhance the public debate over the nature of criminal justice reform in Chicago and Cook County.
