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Causes: Citizen Participation, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Mission: OpenOversight VA maintains Virginia's first police transparency database, compiling records of over 30,000 law enforcement officers across over 295 agencies. By democratizing this data, we aim to empower marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system. Our mission is to advance racial equity, reform institutional biases, and transfer power of information back to impacted individuals to challenge systemic injustices.
Target demographics: everyone
Geographic areas served: Virginia
Programs: access to open information about law enforcement