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In the world of corrections, getting one word wrong could be the difference between “the client used drugs” and “the client did not use drugs.” This is why getting Generative AI right is so important. AI can be a powerful tool for corrections departments—helping staff who would otherwise fill out forms manually, comb through decades of case notes, and track down local resources on their own—but only if it works reliably and predictably. The key is to build constraints for AI. Here are some of the ways we constrain AI to do its job well: ✅ Filters, so that inputs best reviewed by a person go to a person, and not AI ✅ Specific, tailored prompts, so that the unique terms, acronyms, and details of each corrections agency are followed correctly  ✅ Structured outputs whenever possible, so that AI fills in the blanks of a prepared form or works through a list of categories  ✅ Several layers of quality checks, so that every AI output is evaluated against auditable criteria, including relevancy and providing citations and confidence levels The result is a tool that case managers can trust and that agency leadership can stand behind, because it was built with safety and accuracy standards at the forefront rather than retrofitted to meet them. Learn more about our approach in the latest blog in our Responsible AI series: https://lnkd.in/esAuvKWW

Reentry planning shouldn't begin the day a person is released from prison. It should start on day one, so that people can plan, build skills, and take ownership of their reentry journey. The Opportunities app—now live in eight states and used by more than 80,000 people—already puts key sentence dates and reentry pathways on the tablets incarcerated people use every day. Now, we’re going further and bringing resources from trusted partners directly into the app, so people can start acting on that information long before their release. Imagine someone in Arizona who is eleven months out from their release. Here’s what their reentry journey could look like: ✅ They open the Opportunities app on Edovo and create an Inside Out Network (ION) account to start connecting with employers, support groups, and housing providers ✅ They practice interviews through the Center for Employment Opportunities' AI Voice Coach ✅ They explore career pathways through SkillUp Coalition ✅ They learn how to get their Social Security card through FreeWorld ✅ They get connected to mRelief to secure SNAP benefits By the time they walk out the door, they've taken multiple concrete steps to prepare for reentry. We’re excited to broaden our bench with these trusted partners. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVW7_vzz

“If the purpose of corrections is to punish the incarcerated individual, you can’t ask the individual to punish themselves. They won’t do it. But if the purpose of corrections is behavior change, the more you involve the incarcerated individual, the more likely you are to achieve that goal of behavior change.” Last week, Evan Green-Lowe joined Massachusetts Department of Correction Commissioner Shawn Jenkins at the American Correctional Association’s Emerging Technologies Summit to talk about how more than 80% of incarcerated individuals in the MA DOC system have used Recidiviz’s Opportunities app. Through this tablet app, incarcerated individuals can see key information, including: ✅ Release to supervision dates ✅ Parole eligibility dates ✅ Explainers about what each of these dates mean ✅ Which programs to complete to earn time off their sentences By giving individuals clear information about their timelines and what’s expected, they can engage in programming and staff can have more meaningful conversations focused on reentry success. 

Headed to Pittsburgh for the American Correctional Association’s Congress of Correction? Our very own Evan Green-Lowe is presenting with Commissioner Shawn Jenkins during today’s Emerging Technologies Summit. They’ll share how the Massachusetts Department of Correction and Recidiviz collaborated to launch the Opportunities app on tablets. Now, incarcerated individuals have clear visibility into their release dates and correctional program officers can focus more on supporting individuals for reentry success. If you’re interested in learning more about the Opportunities app, come and say hello! 👋 📆 Today, Thursday, July 30 ⏳ 1:00 p.m. 📍 Rooms 408-410, David L. Lawrence Convention Center https://lnkd.in/ee6VsgUe 

On the eve of the country’s 250th anniversary, we partnered with The Just Trust to convene corrections leaders, funders, and ecosystem partners for a forward-looking conversation: What does the future of corrections look like for the next 250 years? During these conversations, key themes emerged: 🎯 Centering behavior change as the core objective of corrections staff 🤝 When corrections leverages connections, it doesn’t have to be the system of last resort ⭐ Corrections as a field must develop a shared north star to build towards By the end of the evening, that north star had begun to take shape: corrections as a part of a continuum of care, supported by multi-agency collaboration and staffed by a workforce that believes behavior change is possible. In this vision, corrections departments would move beyond failure metrics like recidivism towards success metrics that support reentry: employment, housing stability, and community connection. Thank you to everyone who joined us, lent their expertise, and made the event a success! It’s rare for corrections leaders, funders, and partners to have a far-ranging discussion like this. Shoutout to our speakers that evening: Ana Zamora, Founder and CEO of The Just Trust, Rob Jeffreys, Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Bree Derrick, Director of the Idaho Department of Correction, and Jennifer Pahlka, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Recoding America. And of course, special thank you to The Just Trust for their partnership bringing this event to life, and to Stand Together for connecting us with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, the perfect space for the evening. 🔗 Read our full recap of the night in the comments.

This National Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week, we're recognizing the 90,000+ community corrections professionals who show up every day to help people succeed in their communities. A probation officer helps someone land a job interview. A parole officer finds an open bed in a treatment program. A pretrial supervisor makes an extra call to remind someone of an upcoming court date. Each day, these professionals help reduce someone’s chances of going back to jail or prison and improve community safety. Thank you for your public service! We’re grateful for the supervision staff whose insights shape the tools we build, and the opportunity to reduce the paperwork so you can focus on the people-work. #PPPSWeek

Software funded with public money should be transparent and agencies should have autonomy and flexibility over their systems. That’s why we designed the Recidiviz Corrections Platform differently: open source software that is modular and interoperable. Every day, corrections software supports decisions with enormous stakes for public safety and people’s liberty: custody and supervision levels, earned and good time, and when someone goes home. Too often, the agencies responsible for those decisions don't control the technology shaping them. They’re locked into systems they can’t easily see into, change, or replace if they’re no longer serving their needs. Check out the 🔗 in the comments to learn how our approach benefits our partners.

“Information gathering, calculations, paperwork—we try to automate as much of that as possible, so that people like parole officers, probation officers, and case managers can focus on the very human, social work that they signed up to do.” Recidiviz co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Joshua Essex, explains how we build technology that lightens the load for corrections staff. When staff get that time back, they can focus on setting people up for reentry success so that they return to their communities as the best versions of themselves. Thank you to Be The People for featuring Joshua in their #StoriesbyUs campaign. https://lnkd.in/ebW44y3i 

Our CEO Clementine Jacoby shares why we’re a nonprofit: to build exceptional software for government that makes agency leaders’ and staff members’ jobs easier while driving better outcomes for everyone involved. A nonprofit, funded by earned revenue from agency partners and bolstered by philanthropy, supports that vision. As a nonprofit, we’re accountable for impact, not revenue. That means we can offer our partners: 💫 A team that shouldn’t exist in this market 🤝 Aligned definitions of success 🧑💻 Technology that keeps agencies in control 🔎 R&D that benefits agencies ➕ A bench that’s bigger than us alone Read why seven years and 20 states later, we’d double down on this model again: https://lnkd.in/e4qJH7Ur 

Recidiviz is proud to partner with NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to share accurate and timely data about the people in their custody. The new Population Under Custody Dashboard gives the public direct, self-service access to corrections data.