Excerpt from NJ Spotlight, Feb 12, 2019 OP-ED: TASK FORCE NEEDED ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Tiffany Wilson was killed on a Newark street by her former partner. An algorithm had concluded he did not pose a risk to the community Just over one year ago, on theRead More →
Excerpt from Spectrum News NY1 – Feb 12, 2019 Lawmakers Fail to Pass Criminal Justice Reform Democratic state lawmakers quickly got down to business last month when their legislative session started, passing a series of major laws and breaking a logjam that typically plagues the State Capitol. But the paceRead More →
Excerpt from the Idaho Post Register, Feb 7, 2019 New bill would ban racist algorithms from setting bail BOISE — A bill to ban the use of pretrial risk assessment algorithms that weigh factors such as race was introduced Thursday into the Legislature. Algorithms are used by judges in some places,Read More →
Excerpt form Watertown Daily Times – Feb 10, 2019 DAs object to bail reform North country prosecutors say that if Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposals for bail and discovery reform in his suggested 2020 budget pass on April 1 it can result in a danger to communities throughout the state.Read More →
Reforms have made Californians less safe and cost lives (excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle – November 23, 2018) For nearly a decade, California has been sold on a series of public safety “reforms” built on a foundation of empty promises. The kind of promises told by people who wantRead More →
