SHE RAN THE NUMBERS ON HER OWN CLIENTS. THE ALGORITHM SCORED BLACK DEFENDANTS 1.8 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO REOFFEND. THE COUNTY KEPT USING IT.
Maya Chen analyzed risk assessments for sixty-three of her clients in Broward County, finding that Black defendants were flagged as high-risk for recidivism at nearly twice the rate of their white counterparts with identical profiles. She filed motions for reconsideration, which were all denied, even as the county continued to use the problematic algorithm.
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