Mich. State Rep. Sarah Lightner Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Discrimination in Pretrial Risk Assessment
February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Sarah Lightner, R-Springport:
Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) introduced a bill in the Michigan Legislature designed to eliminate discriminatory factors from the pretrial risk assessment tools used by judges to help decide whether a defendant should be kept in jail pending trial.
Pretrial risk assessment tools use computer algorithms to score a defen . . .
Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) introduced a bill in the Michigan Legislature designed to eliminate discriminatory factors from the pretrial risk assessment tools used by judges to help decide whether a defendant should be kept in jail pending trial.
Pretrial risk assessment tools use computer algorithms to score a defen . . .