phaedradiana

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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We very much appreciate the support and pushback. Both make us better. We have to present at Demo Day soon. We are not ignoring the comments, we just have to prep! We will be back online later today. Thank you. Phaedra and Diana
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
They would probably choose to get out without our program. The system works better for people with money. We are trying to bend the arc of justice but it is still bent.We are working with a population that is incarcerated because they canno
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
I spent 13 years of my life electing candidates. We just disagree. We wanted an alternative and solutions.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We are pragmatic founders. We spent most of our professional like advocating for these changes and realized we wanted a more immediate solution. We are also worried that the absence of bail can actually lead to more incarceration. Kentucky
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
But, no to staying in jail as a choice. I share the concern about storing data.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Yes. It is why the app does not do continuous GPS monitoring and does not store days of GPS data.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We are starting with non violent offenders, who make up 2/3 of the jail population.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you!
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We love this! Right now the incentives are wrong. Contractors are paid per person, per day, which creates the wrong incentives.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
It is a judge. However, there is a recent court decision(Humphrey), that is creating a lot of change within the system.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We are measured by Failure to Appear (FTA) rates, participation in a a court mandated plan, rate of recidivism, ease of use for case managers.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
I replied a bit further along in the comments. I am the co-founder. Thank you.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you. This is a beautiful answer. We agree on the criteria for evaluating what someone's risk is. Currently, it is primarily decided by the court. We are learning and adapting our own tool based on tools such as the one by the Arn
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Very good feedback. Our site is focused on our clients who use very specific language. We will think about how to speak to folks who are not in the system right now.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
(1) We believe scale will be critical. Also, qualitative and quantitative analysis. I do not think this can be solved only through technology. (2) Parolees are post conviction. We are focused on people who are incarcerated pre trial because
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Right now they are being incarcerated. We believe having technology that supports you is better than being incarcerated.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
To date, 90 percent of the population we are working with in our current counties have smart phones.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We agree on general concern about for profit prisons. Diana and I met working at a non profit. She founded the Ella Baker Center and I worked in the labor movement. However, we created a company with those values because we believed this pu
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
The fundamental issue is that we are focusing on poor people who are bail eligible and incarcerated only because they cannot afford bail. Yes, some people who have been accused of a crime, do commit an additional crime. However, it is funda
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
We love these questions because they are at the heart of why we founded this company. I am a woman of color whose family members have been in the system and Diana is a criminal defense lawyer by trade. We have spent a lot of time looking at
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you!
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Those are both post conviction. We are focusing on pre-trial. Primarily, people who would be incarcerated while waiting for a trial because they cannot afford bail.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you!
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Petty theft or burglary.
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you!
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
74 percent of people in county jails are waiting for a trial. Of that a majority are bail eligible, but cannot afford it. They have not been convicted of the crime they were arrested for. We are focusing on the population that would otherwi
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by phaedradiana 9y ago
Thank you!