Justice
A Bail Reform Tool Intended to Curb Mass Incarceration Has Only Replicated Biases in the Criminal Justice System
Kentucky was an early adopter of risk assessments in an effort to release more people without bail. But the algorithms are reproducing systemic inequities.
VoicesThe Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It’s Here.
Whether most people have connected the dots or not, a violent struggle is already playing out.
Police Surveilled George Floyd Protests With Help From Twitter-Affiliated Startup Dataminr
Artificial intelligence firm Dataminr is making questionable use of its Twitter firehose privileges — and not for the first time.
Supreme Court Says Trump Can Roll Back Access to Birth Control Under the Affordable Care Act
While the administration wins for now, the court’s opinions signal more litigation to come on the question of the ACA’s birth control mandate.
Instead of Freeing Elderly Prisoners in Response to Coronavirus, Cuomo Created a Prison Nursing Home Way Upstate
A case of the coronavirus has already been reported at the nursing home prison.