Reps. Takano and Evans Reintroduce the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act to Protect Defendants' Due Process Rights in the Criminal Justice System
April 09, 2021
April 09, 2021
RIVERSIDE, California, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release:
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Penn.) reintroduced the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act to ensure that defendants have access to source code and other information necessary to exercise their confrontational and due process rights when algorithms are used to analyze evidence in their case. This legislation will also establish standards and testing to enable a r . . .
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Penn.) reintroduced the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act to ensure that defendants have access to source code and other information necessary to exercise their confrontational and due process rights when algorithms are used to analyze evidence in their case. This legislation will also establish standards and testing to enable a r . . .