tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4660483291459388121..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bail-reform blues: Can't please all parties when reforming pretrial-detention processGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22414787089307865052019-03-29T22:48:22.280-05:002019-03-29T22:48:22.280-05:00Of course Gov. Abbot wants more power in his offic...Of course Gov. Abbot wants more power in his office. It follows the GOP pattern of accumulating power while reducing regular folks' access to said power.gravyrugnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16015561984722532872019-03-29T03:30:13.743-05:002019-03-29T03:30:13.743-05:00Informed human judgment with an objective risk ana...Informed human judgment with an objective risk analysis provides more information to judges that may produce better outcomes that appear to be more accurate and more fair. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35713176338568064312019-03-28T19:18:42.447-05:002019-03-28T19:18:42.447-05:00There is lively debate about what effect risk asse...There is lively debate about what effect risk assessment algorithms will have on racial bias. There's even an example from the field where one was proven to reduce it.<br /><br />https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/02/27/beyond-bail-can-data-driven-pretrial-decisions-fight-bias/<br /><br />I recommend fighting for transparency, and making sure to leave out data which looks objective but really isn't. For example, if the number of times someone is arrested is allowed into the mix, then racist cops making discriminatory arrests will make minority group members more likely to be jailed before trial.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628478698219061504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19072864144040643772019-03-28T18:51:15.592-05:002019-03-28T18:51:15.592-05:00Oh, the will exists for Gov. Strangeabbott to try ...Oh, the will exists for Gov. Strangeabbott to try to solve this diametrically opposed to any federal court decision he doesn't like. Until he changes his tune, nothing significant will happen. Can we add more local jurisdictions losing lawsuits to Strangeabbott's own 70 percent or more losing percentage in federal court? Get the lady in Lubbock to count these as additional state taxpayer dollars wasted?Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com