East Baton Rouge Commons
Welcome to East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office Commons
Commons is a community-driven tool created by Measures for Justice that helps shape criminal justice policy.

Co-created
Fostering transparency and trust in East Baton Rouge Parish
Common sense becomes more common when the law enforcement collective intentionally partners with its community for positive, transformative action.

We appreciate the openness of the D.A.'s office to engage with and listen to community members and advocates around its policies and data. We look forward to increased transparency and data-informed policy-decisions that will improve public safety and outcomes for individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
Sarah Whittington, Staff Attorney with The Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana

It is the hope of our office for this online community portal to be exemplary of our collective commitment to data transparency. We want the digital platform to reflect the trust the community places in us, and ultimately, lead to more shared, enriched conversations and engagement.
Hillar C. Moore, III, District Attorney

We need to heal our city and the only way to heal our city is to be transparent and build trust. This is the first step in building that trust — opening the data for the community to see, to review, and to ask questions. This is the beauty of this project overall and what I think it can do for Baton Rouge as a whole.
Dianna Payton, President YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge, EBR Commons CAB member

It has been great working with the Community Advisory Board over the past few years. I commend DA Hillar Moore for his commitment to evidence-based and data-focused policies to engage and help create stronger communities. Transparency leads to greater accountability throughout our criminal justice system and is critical to maintain public safety.
Scott Payton, East Baton Rouge Community Advisory Board Member

We appreciate the openness of the D.A.'s office to engage with and listen to community members and advocates around its policies and data. We look forward to increased transparency and data-informed policy-decisions that will improve public safety and outcomes for individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
Sarah Whittington, Staff Attorney with The Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana

It is the hope of our office for this online community portal to be exemplary of our collective commitment to data transparency. We want the digital platform to reflect the trust the community places in us, and ultimately, lead to more shared, enriched conversations and engagement.
Hillar C. Moore, III, District Attorney
Data-Powered Change
The Commons Model
See how Commons serves as a middle-ground for conversation and change.
Accountability
Track the Community's Policy Goal
Policy goals are created by the agency and the community to target an area of interest for both groups.
Transparency
Data with Context
Commons collects info from the local agency and official sources to provide necessary context for interpreting the data, such as important policy events and census demographic data.
About
Who makes Commons?
Measures for Justice is a national nonprofit that helps community and criminal justice leaders improve lives using high-quality data.
MFJ Collective
Move Beyond the Data
The MFJ Collective unites diverse professionals and advocates committed to bettering the criminal justice system through data and collaboration.
