Kentucky was an early adopter of risk assessments in an effort to release more people without bail. But the algorithms are reproducing systemic inequities.
Our team in Louisville worked hard in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving, coordinating with the local public defender’s office to post bail for as many people as possible before the court closed for the holiday.
Our team in Kentucky was profiled by Spectrum News in Louisville, who spoke at length to one of our clients about the impact we had on his life and the conditions he endured at the crowded Louisville Metro Detention Center.
