The Cruelty of Supermax Detention and the Case for a Hard-Time Sentencing Discount

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"...In this Article, we make recommendations regarding the manner in which prison conditions should impact the length of a prison term. We suggest that for most prisoners, every day spent in supermax conditions should result in two days’ credit towards the expiration of the prison term. Hard-time credits are justified by the principle of proportionality, which stipulates that the seriousness of the crime should be matched by the hardship of the penalty."

The Rise of Smart Camera Networks and Why We Should Ban Them

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"There's widespread concern that video cameras will use facial recognition software to track our every public move. Far less remarked upon — but every bit as alarming — is the exponential expansion of 'smart' video surveillance networks."

From Funnels to Large-Scale Irrigation: Changing the Criminal Justice System Paradigm to Improve Public Health and Safety

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"The story of criminal justice reform in Milwaukee County is one of organic change. In the last ten years, criminal justice professionals... have come together with others to develop innovations that better serve our community.... Working in concert with social service agencies and local institutions, Milwaukee has developed evidence-based approaches that combat the origins of crime."

"Ban the Box" Policies and Criminal Recidivism

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"...recent research has shown that BTB policies may lead employers to racially discriminate in hiring. Using administrative prison data, this paper examines the direct effect of BTB policies on rates of criminal recidivism."

Indigenous People and Human Rights: BC Tribunal Report

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"On January 15, 2020, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal released a report addressing serious access to justice concerns for Indigenous Peoples bringing human rights complaints to the Tribunal. The report, entitled Expanding Our Vision: Cultural Equality & Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights, makes far-reaching recommendations that could transform human rights in this province."

Contextual Fairness: A Legal and Policy Analysis of Algorithmic Fairness

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"To date, all stakeholders are working intensively on policy design for artificial intelligence. All initiatives center around the requirement that AI algorithms should be fair. But what exactly does it mean? And how algorithmic fairness can be translated to legal and policy terms? These are the main questions that this paper aims to explore."

Estimating the Size of the Los Angeles County Jail Population Appropriate for Release into Community Services

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"The largest mental health facilities in the United States are now county jails.1 About 15 percent
of men and 31 percent of women incarcerated in jails have a serious and persistent mental
disorder."

Soaring Female Population, Racial Disparities Drive State Incareration Numbers

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"Although America’s world-beating incarceration rates have begun to decline, soaring female jail populations and stark racial disparities in state prisons continue to present a formidable challenge to policymakers."

The Global Expansion of AI Surveillance

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"Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly proliferating around the world. Startling developments keep emerging, from the onset of deepfake videos that blur the line between truth and falsehood, to advanced algorithms that can beat the best players in the world in multiplayer poker. Businesses harness AI capabilities to improve analytic processing; city officials tap AI to monitor traffic congestion and oversee smart energy metering. Yet a growing number of states are deploying advanced AI surveillance tools to monitor, track, and surveil citizens to accomplish a range of policy objectives—some lawful, others that violate human rights, and many of which fall into a murky middle ground."