Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts is a community-driven advocacy organization using mixed-methods research approaches to interrupt cycles of poverty, mass incarceration, and racial injustice inherent to the legal system.

Our core values are accessibility, accountability, transparency, equity, and community autonomy. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people and have seen firsthand the devastation that the civil and criminal legal systems cause for individuals, families, and entire communities.

In order to reduce the harms created by a legal system that is inequitable, inaccessible, unfair, and inefficient, we conduct collaborative, community-informed research to identify evidence-based solutions to court-based injustices and advocate for their implementation.