NC-CRED is a group of criminal justice stakeholders, all concerned about racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
North Carolina, USA
Joined November 2016
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NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
When police enforce the racial biases of private citizens, they establish governmental discrimination. aclu.org/blog/racial-justice…
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“If the majority of juvenile offenders are victims exposed to trauma, don’t we need to track victim resources w/ young offenders?” says Sen. @KwameRaoul (D-IL). #NCSL #SLmag bit.ly/2JpEzb6
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
After we rally, it's time to organize. Join @YWCAUSA for an important discussion and hear from experts how YOU can support communities of color in voting, organizing, and fighting for their rights. bit.ly/OurPwr18 #StandAgainstRacism
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
The NYPD’s unlawful practice primarily harms people of color who are disproportionately targeted for the NYPD’s aggressive policing of low-level offenses, and subjects them to surveillance, stigma and punishment based on mere allegations
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
The rise in rural jail populations is due largely to the increase of people in jail pretrial. But, as @RightOnCrime's @MarcALevin points out, there is a 'light at the end of the tunnel.' ow.ly/oAhk30jDgp9
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
Students who experience discipline that removes them from the classroom are more likely to repeat a grade, drop out of school & become involved in the juvenile justice system. bit.ly/2IQPnKF
#RethinkDiscipline
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
COMPAS algorithm (used in US courts as part of pretrial, parole & sentencing decision) is a proprietary black-box with 137 inputs. It is no more accurate than a linear classifier with 2 variables.
motherjones.com/crime-justic…
ALT while it may sound sophisticated—COMPAS has 137 variables and a proprietary algorithm—the software performs no better than a simple linear predictor using just two variables. “Claims that secretive and seemingly sophisticated data tools are more accurate and fair than humans are simply not supported by our research findings,” said co-author Julia Dressel
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
Prosecutors have a lot of power.
Many people in jail haven't been convicted of a crime & remain legally presumed innocent, often detained soley because they can't pay bail. The decision of whether to use cash bail is often made by prosecutors.
Must-watch from @ACLU:
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
Florida's new criminal justice data effort a prelude to sentencing, corrections reform watchdog.org/florida/florida… via @Watchdogorg
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
A federal judge slams a #NewJersey township court for jailing a college student who had 11 cents in his pocket and couldn't pay a $239 fine for littering. #judiciary ow.ly/GSNf30jiHvv via @ABAJournal.
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
OP-ED: #JuvenileJustice #BigData in the Era of Big Policing - "...you're putting in data based on a system that has discriminatory outcomes..." @CJCJmedia @AECFNews @NJJNetwork bit.ly/BigDataPolice
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
An estimated 1 in 2 Americans with mental illness will be arrested at some point in their lives. In fact, across the country, jails and prisons have become the nation’s de facto mental healthcare providers. We can and must do better: bit.ly/2GImzqk
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
BREAKING: Today, KY passed legislation banning the shackling of pregnant incarcerated women and improving their health services/treatment for addiction. The bill, supported by KY Gov. Matt Bevin, would make KY the first state in the US to do so. cjky.it/2uAV65e
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
Is NC's cash bail system just? Advocates, reforms in other states raise serious doubts goo.gl/QSVdjw #ncpol via @ncpolicywatch #ncga #ncpol #bail #bailbonds
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
"Since 2011, at least 22 states have closed or announced closures for 94 state prisons and juvenile facilities, resulting in the elimination of more than 48,000 state prison beds and an estimated cost savings of over $345 million" sent.pr/2ixeI4Q via @GOVERNING
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
In D.C., black girls were arrested at a rate over 30 times that of white youth in 2015. From 2007 to 2016, there was a 87 percent increase in the arrest of young girls, the majority of whom were young black girls: sent.pr/2pwWjWk via @CityLab
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
10.6 million: That’s how many times people go to jail each year in the U.S. See the striking visualization of this number, made with help from @MonaChalabi
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2018/0…
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
The U.S. incarcerates 2.3 million people, more than any other country. Where are they locked up and why? Our new report: prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie…
NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities retweeted
We must stand up for racial justice in #NC.
newsobserver.com/opinion/op-…
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NC in the news for pretrial justice reform. Want to learn more about recs for NC? Chief Justice's Commission has ideas: bit.ly/2ABg1EF xitter.cf/macfound/status/938249…