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Criminal Justice

Technology and reform capacity for law enforcement, courts, corrections, and reentry.

23 organizations work on Criminal Justice, and 3 people or opportunities on Connect carry it.

Who works on it

Major funder of Georgetown Beeck Center. Focus on child welfare, juvenile justice, and family economic success; all areas where government delivery capacity is critical. Funds community-based…

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Arnold Ventures Philanthropy

Funds evidence-based government reform including Results for America and government performance initiatives. Focus on criminal justice, health, evidence-based implementation.

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Casebook PBC GovTech

Public benefit corporation, originally incubated by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, building case management software for child welfare, foster care, juvenile justice, and behavioral health agencies.…

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CivicEye GovTech

Unified cloud software for law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts covering records management, digital evidence, and case management. Adopted statewide by the Tennessee District Attorney General…

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Code for America Digital Services & Consulting

Civic tech nonprofit (est. 2009) building digital tools and changing policies across the safety net, criminal justice, and tax systems. Its $100M Safety Net Innovation Lab has partnered with 14…

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Early-stage VC founded in 2022 by former Obama White House adviser Nate Loewentheil, backing startups whose growth runs through government as buyer, funder, or regulator. Portfolio includes Multitude…

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Nonpartisan organization (est. 1933) serving all three branches of state government through six regional offices. Publishes the Book of the States and the CSG 50-State Scan (2025); the CSG Justice…

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LLC founded by Laurene Powell Jobs blending venture, philanthropy, and advocacy. Invested in OpenGov; works to reshape government systems in education and immigration and founded Chicago CRED and E…

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First VC fund dedicated to govtech, founded by Ron Bouganim; makes $250K-$500K seed investments in companies selling to government (~$50M across two funds). Portfolio includes Mark43,…

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Greater Good Studio Digital Services & Consulting

Chicago-based design studio applying human-centered design to complex social challenges, including government service delivery, health equity, and criminal justice. Maintains a database of social…

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Harvard Government Performance Lab (GPL) Digital Services & Consulting

Harvard Kennedy School lab embedding full-time fellows in state and local agencies for 12-36 month pro bono reform projects in child welfare, criminal justice, homelessness, housing, and procurement.…

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MIT-based research center running randomized evaluations with state and local governments. Its State and Local Innovation Initiative and LEVER Evaluation Incubator (with Results for America) help…

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1-year fellowship placing technologists, designers, and user testers in state, local, tribal, and territorial courts to build data infrastructure, simplify processes, and improve access to justice.…

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Kapor Capital Investor

Oakland-based early-stage VC (est. 1999) investing in startups that close access gaps for low-income communities and communities of color. Govtech investments include Promise and Aclima.

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MacArthur Foundation Philanthropy

Major funder of Civic Consulting Alliance ($6M+ since 2003). Supports government accountability, criminal justice reform, and community development orgs that work with local government. Also funds…

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Mark43 GovTech

Cloud-native public safety platform (dispatch, records management, mobile, and analytics) replacing legacy on-premise systems for police and fire agencies, with CJIS and FedRAMP High compliance.…

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MDRC Research

Nonprofit research organization (est. 1974) specializing in randomized evaluations of social and education programs. Works directly with government agencies on program design and evaluation;…

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Real-time data platform that helps public safety and government agencies unify siloed data for decisions across law enforcement, emergency response, and fraud detection. Serves agencies covering 80M+…

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Promise GovTech

Modernizes government payment and collections systems, helping agencies recover revenue while giving residents flexible, humane payment options. Sells directly to government billing departments.

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Free-market think tank producing research on limited, effective government, regulatory reform, and tech policy.

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Recidiviz GovTech

Data and technology platform for corrections agencies. Products include supervision tools, caseload management, and data infrastructure for state departments of corrections. Government is the primary…

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Third Sector Capital Partners Digital Services & Consulting

Nonprofit TA firm helping government agencies design and implement outcomes-focused contracting, Pay for Success structures, and data-driven service delivery. Government agencies are primary clients.

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Family-owned PE firm founded in 2015 by former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford. Seven govtech platform investments, including PayIt, OpenGov (sold to Cox for $1.8B in 2024), SOMA Global, and…

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People and opportunities on Connect

Shelby County TN DA's Office · Government Practitioner

Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Problem to Solve

· Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

Legislative Information Access in Prisons and Jails · Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Tool / Product

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