“Late on a hot August night in 2014, Syracuse, New York, police tried to pull over a car driving without headlights. The driver and passenger fled into a darkened park. As the officers chased them on foot, they said they heard a gunshot.”
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“Courts across the United States use algorithm-based risk assessment software for criminal sentencing. At best, these systems are only sometimes accurate in predicting the likelihood of recidivism. At worst, they mimic the same subjective human biases courts hope to avoid.”
“CHICAGO — When Eric L. Loomis was sentenced for eluding the police in La Crosse, Wis., the judge told him he presented a “high risk” to the community and handed down a six-year prison term. The judge said he had arrived at his sentencing decision in part because of Mr.”
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“On a spring afternoon in 2014, Brisha Borden was running late to pick up her god-sister from school when she spotted an unlocked kid’s blue Huffy bicycle and a silver Razor scooter.”
“My first close mom friend was Sarah. We met at the Y, and I loved her at first sight because she was wearing flip-flops in 50-degree weather, her toenails painted metallic blue.”
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