Our website was featured in “An Algorithm That Grants Freedom, or Takes It Away,” a New York Times article about the impacts of algorithms in key decision-making contexts.
The article highlighted Mapping Pretrial Injustice as a national database of pretrial tools in its argument about how problematic these risk assessments can be for those being assessed.
Disclaimer:
Movement Alliance Project and MediaJustice created this site as a tool to support organizers and movements seeking to end pretrial detention and pretrial punishment. We think organizers need to pay close attention to exactly how these tools are used, and approach risk assessment with skepticism when it is presented as a solution to pretrial incarceration.
Our research was conducted by a team of organizers, interns, researchers, and local activists. We relied on internet searching, communication with public officials and bureaucrats, and publicly available Freedom of Information Act requests.
We do not expect our data to be perfect. We did NOT get a snapshot of every single tool in use across the country, and our data could have gaps or be wrong in some places.
Check out our full purpose and caveats and methodology for more information on how we conducted our research.
If you see a gap or correction in our information, please contact us.
