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For legal crusader Amy Bach, data is the key to holding America’s justice system accountable

JL;DR SUMMARY Amy Bach, a lawyer and journalist, has driven significant change in the U.S. justice system by emphasizing the importance of data for accountability. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Reform JudaismSocial JusticeTikkun OlamAccountabilityCharles Bronfman PrizeJustice SystemAmy BachData TransparencyMeasures For JusticeCriminal Justice Data Transparency

Places mentioned

Georgia, United States
"spent time in a courtroom in rural Georgia to write about routine injustices in the legal system."
Wisconsin, United States
"later expanded to cover all of Wisconsin, to compile performance data from the state."
Florida, United States
"Floridas Criminal Justice Data Transparency Act, which requires officials in all of Floridas 67 counties to submit information monthly"
Springfield, Illinois, United States
"case of Sonia Massey, 36, a Black woman who was shot to death in her own kitchen on July 6, 2024, by a Springfield, Illinois, police officer"
Rochester, New York, United States
"including Rochester, N.Y., where the organization is based and where she lived for nearly 20 years."
New York City, New York, United States
"Bach grew up in New York City and attended Stanford Law School"
Miami, Florida, United States
"then clerked for a federal appellate judge in Miami before joining The Nation."

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