Keeping Tabs
Imagine you’ve committed a crime. You’re going to court. Maybe you’re being accused of murder, or getting involved in a few burglaries. You’re guilty, but you’re desperate to walk free. You’re organising your case with your lawyer, and at a certain point in proceedings you have to pr
Investigating algorithmic bias in criminal justice
When Eric Loomis was sentenced to six years in a Wisconsin prison, he didn’t know why. What he did know was that he had been detained in connection to a drive-by shooting in La Crosse. The car he was driving had been the getaway vehicle. He even pleaded guilty to two of the less severe […
