Reclaiming the Anchor of Liberty: Navigating
the Data Tsunami Towards a Human-Centric
Justice System

Abstract—The digital age, while promising unprecedented efficiency, has inadvertently created a crisis of data overload and systemic brittleness within critical societal institutions, most notably the criminal justice system. This paper argues that unchecked data expansion, coupled with misaligned technology adoption and operational paradigms, is undermining the effectiveness and democratic principles of justice, particularly impacting the ability to provide a robust defense. We explore how fragmented data, overwhelming digital evidence, and the economic pressures on both public and private defense counsel contribute to a system increasingly reliant on plea bargains rather than trials. We then propose a novel framework for human-centric data orchestration, grounded in concepts such as State-Based Data Synchronization, Process Abstraction Layers, and Virtual Human Operating Systems. This framework posits that a fundamental redesign of data architecture and process management is essential to restore balance, enhance human effectiveness, and uphold constitutional principles in our increasingly complex principles in our increasingly complex data democracy.

Keywords— Contextualized Data, Data Expansion, Legal Business Process Management, Data Automation and Synchronization

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