AXIOS - A new tool that uses artificial intelligence to quickly sift through thousands of videos is helping defense attorneys comb through mountains of police body cam footage to find videos helpful to defendants' cases.

DREAM.ORG - Three startups disrupting the prison industry were awarded $250,000 each as part of Dream.Org’s Justice Innovation Prize at SOCAP23.

TECHCRUNCH - While studying computer science at the University of Chicago, Devshi Mehrotra and Leslie Jones-Dove were inspired to build tech that centered on the needs of communities historically marginalized by law enforcement.

MASS LAWYERS WEEKLY - After having a handful of its attorneys dabble with JusticeText last fall, the Committee for Public Counsel Services is now rolling out the platform more broadly to about 100 attorneys and investigators, most in its Public Defender Division.

BOSTON GLOBE - Devshi Mehrotra, CEO and cofounder of JusticeText, developed nationally recognized software that aids public defenders in analyzing body-camera evidence, ultimately benefiting low-income criminal defendants by ensuring fairer trials.

PUBLIC DEFENSELESS - In a good faith effort to hold police accountable, states and counties around the country started mandating that police wear body cameras at all times. When they are on or working, they offer a powerful source of evidence at the misconduct of officers. There is just one problem...

LAW.COM - “As a woman of color building solutions for justice-impacted communities, I spend a lot of time reflecting on the potential implications of our product decisions—from who we chose to partner with to how we communicate the limitations of our technology,” said Devshi Mehrotra

TECHCRUNCH — Software company JusticeText today announced the closing of a $2.2 million seed round, with participation from Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, Reid Hoffman, John Legend and Michael Tubbs.

FASTCASE — Legal intelligence company Fastcase today announced the honorees of the 2022 Fastcase 50. The annual award recognizes 50 of the smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law.

LAW.COM — It is an open secret that investors don't flock to JusticeTech startups, fearing long sales cycles and uncertain market-size. But those paving the way in the nascent field have come up with strategies to convince venture capitalists of the untapped potential.

STATESCOOP — The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission plans to begin training its public defenders in the use of a new web-based software platform that can help them sift through countless hours of police body camera footage.

SXSW — Announcing the 14th annual SXSW Pitch Finalists representing the most cutting-edge technologies from across the globe at SXSW 2022.

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE — Every day, innovators propel the world forward with their problem-solving designs, endless creativity and novel solutions. As we move into 2022, we have our eyes on 16 different innovators from nine projects.

INDIANA LAWYER — The concept of tearing down unnecessary logistical barriers that public defenders face in preparing for a case is attractive, which is why Indiana’s Lake County public defender decided to jump on board this month.

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — Technological advancement has radically changed almost every industry. It’s time we improve the criminal justice system like we have every other sector.

GOOGLE — Today, we're announcing the next 50 recipients of our second Black Founders Fund in the U.S., leaders who are solving problems in education, healthcare, sustainability and more.

MIT — After much deliberation, our expert judges selected seven Solver teams for our Antiracist Technology in the US Challenge.

STAND TOGETHER VENTURES LAB — JusticeText CEO Devshi Mehrotra shares how leveling the playing field for public defenders is key to lasting criminal justice reform.

RICHMOND INNO — The startup recently partnered with the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to support 125 public defenders, its first partnership at the statewide level.

CAMELBACK VENTURES — We are excited to welcome our 2021 Education and Conscious Tech fellows who are joining our fellowship program that supports entrepreneurs of color and women leading innovative social impact ventures.

ABA JOURNAL — Mehrotra and Jones-Dove responded by developing a technology platform known as JusticeText, an AI-powered evidence management tool primarily geared toward public defenders.

CHICAGO BOOTH — JusticeText uses speech-to-text machine learning algorithms to transcribe video footage evidence, speeding up pre-trial preparation and helping overburdened and under-resourced public defenders

LAW360 — Public defender offices across the U.S. are under-resourced and underfunded. On top of that, the criminal cases public defenders take on can involve sifting through hours upon hours of visual and audio evidence.

STAND TOGETHER — To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting Devshi’s achievements as a female entrepreneur, founder, computer science expert, and criminal justice innovator.

500 GLOBAL — JusticeText has developed a web-based evidence management software that employs a speech-to-text machine learning algorithm to generate an interactive and searchable transcript of video and audio evidence automatically.

TECHSTARS — We hope that our class will be a shining example of the opportunities that exist within the social justice vertical and how to support the diverse founders that are tackling these issues.

CHICAGO INNO — On our annual Startups to Watch list, we highlight a handful of Chicago startups that are poised to make big moves in the next year, whether that's raising sizable funding rounds, acquiring other companies, accomplishing fast growth or simply continuing work on challenging problems.

QUEENS DEFENDERS — Queens Defenders is partnering with JusticeText, an audiovisual evidence management software, to expedite the review of body camera footage, interrogation videos, jail calls, and other crucial discovery.

FORBES — An audiovisual evidence management software that generates automated transcripts of body camera footage, interrogation videos, and jail calls, JusticeText expedites the pre-trial preparation time and allows public defenders to analyze crucial data.

OC BUSINESS JOURNAL — Orange County’s Devshi Mehrotra, while still a student, put her computer skills to use in developing a platform that irons out some of the imbalances faced by public defenders representing financially strapped clients.

PR NEWSWIRE — Stand Together Ventures Lab (STVL3, LLC) today announced an investment in JusticeText, a software platform that makes it easier for public defenders to process and incorporate crucial audio and video evidence in defense of their clients.

Wisconsin startup accelerator gener8tor has announced the fall 2020 cohorts for its gBeta Social Impact accelerator, a free seven-week intensive program that helps social entrepreneurs refine their business model.

WISCONSIN INNO — JusticeText was awarded both the $5,000 grand prize and another $1,000 as audience favorite at Duke Law Tech Lab’s annual Demo Day pitch competition.

CHICAGO BOOTH — New social ventures coming out of the University of Chicago are working to support emerging social entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, expedite the pre-trial preparation experience, and connect advocacy and service organizations with individual donors and charitable foundations.