OpenOversight

Make improving Digital Security and Privacy your 2020 New Years Resolution!

OJB also would like to thank the Lucy Parsons Lab (@lucyparsonslabs) and Open Oversight (@OpenOversight) for laying the groundwork for this tool and for all of the guidance and support they have provided along the way,

Open Justice Baltimore officially announces the launch of BPD Watch: an open-to-the-public interactive database of Baltimore Police Department officers. BPD Watch relies on *publicly available data* and verified crowd-sourced information. bpdwatch.com

A Baltimore instance of @OpenOversight — BPD Watch — goes live tomorrow on May Day, and it looks great!

Point us to Oakland and Berkeley police disciplinary records that *you've* received, and we'll link out to them from the relevant police officer profiles.

TODAY, @Chicago_Police got ordered through a #FOIA request to produce all complaint investigation files from 1967-2015. #transparency Given that the City of Chicago has spent millions in taxpayer dollars to keep such files secret, this is a significant development.

Looks like a bunch of Contra Costa police unions are now challenging retroactivity portion of the new CA police transparency law. We got filings like this from Richmond, Antioch and Concord in response to pub records requests.

While working on obtaining a NYPD roster via FOIL, we're compiling info like shield numbers and mentions in the news (ie instances of misconduct) for open source police database @OpenOversight *now*—through a public Google spreadsheet You can contribute. camfassett.github.io/blog/NYPD-data

I'm speaking at @pcdnyc—a free event celebrating art, code, and diversity on Feb 9—about @OpenOversight and using public records and community data for open source police transparency!

I spoke with @PacificStand about @OpenOversight—our project compiling crowdsourced and public records data to increase police transparency and shed light on officers' misconduct histories. Check it out! psmag.com/news/new-datab…

"Closing Rikers and opening 4 new jails isnt a solution or improvement. It's just moving people from one cage to another. It'll always be a cage and it's still modern day slavery." #NoNewJailsNYC #CloseRikersNOW @PeoplesForumNYC

Good morning, New York City! Did you know you can help build a database of the US' biggest police force by submitting photographs of NYPD officers in uniform? ✨openoversight.com/submit/departm…

@OakMorr twitter.com/OpenOversight/…

I've never seen a photo of Nicole Rhodes before. I was first to report that it was Rhodes who shot and killed Demouria Hogg while he was asleep in his car near Lake Merritt in 2015. OPD hid her identity for nearly a year. eastbayexpress.com/oakland/demour… twitter.com/Rasheed_Shabaz…

Just added to OpenOversight: A photograph of Oakland police officer Nicole M. Rhodes, who shot and killed Demouria Hogg while he was asleep in his car near Lake Merritt in 2015. eastbayexpress.com/oakland/demour…

Finally, as always—@lucyparsonslabs welcomes leaks and tips! If you have information you'd like to share about police misconduct, surveillance, or government wrongdoing, you can send us information securely and anonymously.

One attendee asked a question today about resources and trainings about documenting police incidents. Here are a couple links, and again, please get in touch with more: lab.witness.org/resources/ peoplesresponseteamchicago.org/trainings.html

Thanks to everyone who attended the HOPE session this morning by @camfassett and @redshiftzero! Please get in touch with any questions, comments, or ideas for collaboration by emailing info@lucyparsonslabs.com

To help @lucyparsonslabs @OpenOversight do these!