Data science for justice reform
About Us
We are a legal technology company based in California, US. Our open databases and data analytics tools help district attorneys, public defenders, policymakers, and academic researchers correct injustices in the legal system.
Open-source model to identify individuals eligible for second look case reviews to correct unjust sentences for non-violent & non-serious offenses.
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Our Work
We offer an open, free, and searchable database of individual-level prison sentence data. Our AI/ML models help identify those serving excessive sentences for non-serious offenses, which we refer to public defenders or prosecutors for second-look case reviews.
We work with the Three Strikes Project at Stanford University's School of Law to find opportunities for resentencing
Accuracy
Eliminates errors in manual case reviews
Efficiency
Evaluates hundreds of cases in seconds
Fairness & Transparency
Does not exacerbate racial, economic, and gender biases
Our Advisors
Deputy Director, Three Strikes Project - Stanford Law
Susan Champion is an attorney and leader in criminal justice reform policy. Susan played an integral role in the development, drafting, planning and implementation of the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (“Proposition 36”), as well as the implementation of Proposition 47. She provides direct legal services to those serving lengthy sentences for nonserious/nonviolent crimes. Susan works with stakeholders and policymakers to address the disparities in our criminal justice system. Read more
Executive Director, Justice Technology Association
Maya Markovich is a leader in the field of legal and justice technology. At the Justice Technology Association, Maya spearheads innovation that promotes access to justice. With a deep understanding of the intersection between technology, business and the legal system, Maya forges strategic partnerships and develops impactful programs that leverage technology to address systemic challenges. Her experience and entrepreneurial mindset position her to shape the future of justice technology, fostering a more equitable and inclusive legal system for all. Read more
Media
We introduced 8 groundbreaking startups from the 2024 Justice Tech Accelerator cohort at our Meet the Founders event. Huge thanks to everyone who joined & made it such a success!
— LexLab (@LexLabSF) September 24, 2024
Missed it? Read more about our newest cohort in our press release here: https://t.co/zwKqTQUpAY
Our 2024 Justice Technology Accelerator wrapped this week with a successful Demo Day. Congratulations to @askthurgood for winning the grand prize of $5,000! Our runners-up were @advocord & https://t.co/qsSY9gbe2m, with each taking home $2,500. #JusticeTech #A2J #legaltech pic.twitter.com/bgZD7HRy8f
— LexLab (@LexLabSF) November 21, 2024
Our Team
Founder, Lead Data Scientist
Aparna is committed to leveraging data science safely and ethically to improve outcomes in the criminal legal system. Her journey in justice reform began as an educator at Yolo County’s youth detention facility, followed by San Quentin State Prison. Prior to Redo.io, she founded and led the Covid In Custody Project, an open data initiative aimed at documenting the impact of COVID-19 in California's county jails. Aparna's op-eds have been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, CalMatters, and the Sacramento Bee, among others. Her research has been published in the Nevada Law Journal and the UCLA Law Covid Behind Bars Project. Aparna holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Davis. Read more
Affiliated Researcher; PhD Student
With the goal of building equitable and inclusive technologies for social service delivery, informatics Ph.D. student Christine Head explores scholarship within sociology, disability studies, social work, and organization studies. At UCI, she is affiliated with the Steckler Center of Responsible, Ethical, and Accessible Technology (CREATE) lab and Accessibility Research Collective (ARC). Using her master's training in social service administration from the University of Chicago, Christine is currently studying the relationship between technology use, the state, and direct service providers as well as the possibilities of trauma-informed design for technology used in the American welfare state. Before joining UCI, Head’s multidisciplinary experience expanded across several roles in the nonprofit and research sectors in Chicago, mainly focused on work related to early care and education and systems-impacted youth. Read more
Data Analysis Intern