Recidiviz - Data Makes a Difference

In this episode Elesha interviews Zack Goodman, Senior Data Scientist with Recidiviz a non-profit that partners with state criminal justice agencies to advance their use of data and reduce incarceration. Zack and Elesha discuss the importance of data and technology in criminal legal reform, ethical considerations in data to address and reduce bias, increasing opportunities for downgrading supervision and evaluating program effectiveness. Recidiviz can be found on Twitter @recidiviz