"Google commits $11.5M in grants to improve racial equity in the justice system", 23 Feb 2017

Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system, the company’s charitable arm announced...The donations are intended to improve transparency surrounding police bias in departments across the country...The largest grant, $5 million, will go toward the Center for Policing Equity (CPE), which created the nation’s first database to track national statistics on police behavior.  Google engineers will also volunteer with CPE to build on its National Justice Database...Another $2 million in grants will go toward organizations collecting data on disparities in California court systems.  Measures for Justice, which is working to create a web-platform detailing how local justice systems treat people, based on their race or ethnicity and their offense history, will receive a $1.5 million grant. In total, Google’s charitable arm will donate to 10 organizations...In addition to the grants, Google employees are also volunteering their time for social justice movements...A group in the company created the Black Googler Network, which offers mentorship programs and pushes the company to be more active in organizations like #BlackLivesMatter...