Injustice Watch

Injustice Watch is a nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in Chicago, covering the Circuit Court of Cook County and other parts of the criminal justice system in the region.^[1]

Injustice Watch

Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Founder	Rob Warden Rick Tulsky
Type	Investigative journalism
Tax ID no.	47-4537172
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Focus	Judiciary of Illinois
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Area served	Chicagoland
Budget	$1.14 million (2022)
Revenue	$2.27 million (2022)
Website	www.injusticewatch.org

History

Injustice Watch was co-founded by Center on Wrongful Convictions founder Rob Warden^[2] and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Tulsky in 2015.^[3]

Journalism

The publication's work has been described as "activism journalism," rejecting the idea of journalistic objectivity in favor of a focus on "fairness" and "ethics."^[1] Injustice Watch also publishes a guide for voters to learn more about candidates for election or retention to the state judiciary.^[4][5][6]

Reception

Injustice Watch's coverage of bail hearings,^[7] pre-trial detention,^[8] and prosecutorial discretion^[9][10] have received attention from legal scholars.^[11] In 2019, the organization announced the Plain View Project, a database documenting the use of racist language online by police officers,^[12][13][14] which has been used as evidence for racial bias in American policing^[15] and was a finalist in the 2020 Online Journalism Awards.^[16] In 2023, the organization received an award in the "small newsrooms" category from the Better Government Association for its coverage of court-ordered remote alcohol monitoring.^[17]

See also

• Innocence Project – American legal non-profit founded 1992
• ProPublica – US-based nonprofit investigative journalism organization