Chicago Justice Project

🚨 BREAKING: CJP has launched a nationwide ShotSpotter Transparency & Research Campaign.
For years, ShotSpotter has shaped policing across the country—but the public has been denied access to the data needed to understand what this technology actually does. So we’re filing open‑records requests with more than 140 police agencies to finally bring this information into the light.

When communities have real data, they have real power.

Follow along as we push for the truth, agency by agency.

At CJP, we’re tearing down the walls of secrecy in the justice system. Using the Freedom of Information Act and Open Records laws, we unlock data that exposes how justice is administered — and where it fails.
💥 Through strategic litigation, we’ve opened access to records that were hidden for decades.
📊 We connect data across agencies to reveal patterns, protect communities, and fuel evidence-based reform.
⚖️ Our mission: transform opaque institutions into transparent ones — and build a justice system driven by truth.
👉 Learn more and get involved: https://f.mtr.cool/jyxxkfkkjc

This is CJP’s response to the recent letter from Chicago broadcast journalists published in the Chicago Tribune. While that letter criticized Trump’s actions, it ignored the media’s own role in creating the climate that enabled them.

For decades, fear of crime has been weaponized in Chicago by politicians seeking votes, justice leaders chasing budgets, and media outlets chasing ratings. The result? Fear-driven policies that fail, shuttered community schools, closed mental health clinics, and $285 million in police misconduct settlements this year alone.

Crime coverage without context distorts reality, fuels fear, and drives punitive responses instead of real solutions. Chicago deserves better. We need evidence-based policies, context-driven reporting, and accountability from our leaders and media.

👉 Read the full blog and join the conversation: https://f.mtr.cool/jhlzlnrqii

Breaking Chicago’s Cycle of Exploiting Violence - Chicago Justice Project Chicago's media, politicians, & justice system leaders must stop exploiting violence for their own benefit because it's hurting communities.