Knowledge is power. Direction is freedom.
When you don’t know where to start, CaseCompass shows you the path forward.
Personalized legal research roadmaps that help incarcerated individuals understand what to research and where to begin.
100% Private. No legal advice. Just guidance.
How will you use CaseCompass?
Choose the path that fits you — you can always reach the other from here later.
Correctional Facility / Institution
Manage incarcerated users, monitor research activity, and provide educational legal resources.
Get StartedPeople incarcerated in the U.S.
Read below a high-school level
Navigate legal research without an attorney.
From confusion to a clear research path
CaseCompass transforms a user's experience into a personalized legal research roadmap without requiring them to already understand legal terminology.
- STEP 01
Tell Us What Happened
Users describe their situation in their own words. They don't need to know statutes, cases, or legal terms.
- STEP 02
Answer Guided Questions
CaseCompass asks adaptive follow-up questions to organize important facts and identify missing information.
- STEP 03
Identify Research Topics
AI connects the user's facts to possible legal concepts, statutes, procedures, and constitutional issues that may be relevant.
- STEP 04
Build Your Roadmap
Users receive an organized research plan showing what to research, why it matters, and what order to follow.
- STEP 05
Learn in Plain Language
Complex legal information is translated into understandable explanations written for approximately a sixth-grade reading level.
CaseCompass provides educational legal research guidance only. It does not provide legal advice or replace a licensed attorney.
Everything you need to research with confidence
A complete toolkit for turning a confusing legal situation into structured, understandable research.
Personalized Research Roadmaps
Transforms user experiences into structured legal research plans.
Guided Legal Intake
Conversational intake that identifies relevant research topics without requiring legal knowledge.
Plain-Language Translator
Converts difficult legal writing into understandable language.
Legal Term Explainer
Explains legal terminology using simple definitions and examples.
Case Breakdown
Organizes opinions into Facts, Issue, Rule, Holding, Reasoning, and Why It Matters.
Citation-Backed Research
Uses trusted legal sources whenever possible.
Progress Tracking
Allows users to save research and continue learning.
Prison-Safe Experience
Designed for secure institutional environments and correctional education.
A scalable legal education platform for institutions
- Departments of Corrections
- Prison Education Programs
- Law School Clinics
- Legal Aid Organizations
- Correctional Libraries
- Reentry Programs
Centralized User Management
Role-Based Access
Educational Progress Tracking
Secure Deployment
Institution-Level Reporting
Flexible User Provisioning
Access to legal information should include the ability to understand it.
CaseCompass AI exists because access to legal materials alone does not guarantee meaningful understanding.
Many incarcerated individuals have access to legal libraries but lack the legal literacy needed to navigate complex legal information.
CaseCompass does not practice law.
CaseCompass helps users
- organize facts
- identify research topics
- understand legal terminology
- build personalized research plans
Our mission is to make legal research more understandable, structured, and accessible for people who do not know where to begin.
Knowledge is Power. Direction is Freedom.
Educational resources to guide your research
Plain-language guides to help you get the most out of CaseCompass.
How to Read a Court Opinion
Learn the parts of a court opinion and how to find the holding.
Legal Research Basics
Understand jurisdiction, authority, and a simple research sequence.
Understanding Legal Citations
Break down what each part of a legal citation means.
Legal Terms Glossary
Search plain-language definitions for common legal terms.
Research Safety Guide
Learn how to double-check sources and avoid common research mistakes.
What CaseCompass Can and Cannot Do
A clear, honest breakdown of the tool's abilities and limits.
We don’t give legal advice.
We give you direction.
CaseCompass AI is an educational research tool, not a substitute for an attorney. We do not provide legal advice or represent you in any legal matter.