Open Data Advocacy – Page 9 – Chicago Justice Project

Open Data Advocacy

What We Do

We request, analyze, and publish public records using Freedom of Information Act and Open Records laws. This work focuses on making justice system data accessible, understandable, and usable by the public.

What You'll See

This page features FOIA requests, released records, data analysis, reports, and explanations of what the information reveals. It highlights how access to data uncovers patterns that would otherwise remain hidden.

Why It Matters

Access to information allows people to participate in decisions that affect their lives. By opening records and translating data into insight, we help communities, journalists, and advocates understand systems of power.

What We Do

We request, analyze, and publish public records using Freedom of Information Act and Open Records laws. This work focuses on making justice system data accessible, understandable, and usable by the public.

What You'll See

This page features FOIA requests, released records, data analysis, reports, and explanations of what the information reveals. It highlights how access to data uncovers patterns that would otherwise remain hidden.

Why It Matters

Access to information allows people to participate in decisions that affect their lives. By opening records and translating data into insight, we help communities, journalists, and advocates understand systems of power.

FOIA: Illinois State Police – Record Types

This request to Illinois State Police (ISP) is one in a series of FOIA requests aimed at getting a better understanding of the data

FOIA: Public Defender Record Types

This request to Cook County Public Defender (CCPD) is one in a series of FOIA requests aimed at getting a better understanding of the

FOIA: IDOC Record Types

This request to Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is one in a series of FOIA requests aimed at getting a better understanding of the

FOIA: COPA FOP President Related Records

This FOIA request is being submitted to get more information about the circumstances that led to Chicago Police Officer and President of the Fraternal

FOIA: OEMC Data Update

This is CJP’s every six month update to our data warehouse of call level data related to police call for service data. This data

FOIA: Chicago City Clerk

The Chicago Justice Project has two volunteer driven research projects that involve tracking the activities of different committees of the Chicago City Council through