AI's Prison Risk Calls

Michigan plans to test a new prison classification system at selected men’s facilities beginning Dec. 1, using prison records and a points-based formula to support ongoing security reviews. The nonprofit Recidiviz says the system does not use AI to calculate scores, and Michigan corrections staff will make final decisions and may override them. State officials expect the system to improve predictions of future violence by about 30%, but have not explained how that figure was calculated; officials also face concerns about shortages of high-security beds.

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