Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Jan. 16, 2018
Data due process and no-money bail systems
In just the past six months, scholars have begun to question the fairness and transparency of the algorithms used by risk assessment tools.
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While the topic of bail reform is not new, the debate is rapidly changing. There is continued movement across the country to implement no-money bail systems. This year, at least a dozen legislatures will consider bail reformers' claims that risk assessment computers can figure out who is dangerous and stays in jail, versus who is safe and set free.
A year ago, it seemed the deployment of computerized risk instruments would completely...
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