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De mauvaises données gardent indûment des personnes dans le système pénal

1,156,863 views | Clementine Jacoby • TED2022

Aujourd'hui, des centaines de milliers de personnes sont coincées dans le système pénal américain. Elles remplissent toutes les conditions pour être libérées, mais personne ne le sait car le système fonctionne avec de vieilles bases de données qui ne sont pas reliées entre elles. Clementine Jacoby est TED Fellow. Elle nous décrit comment nous pouvons résoudre cette situation et permettre à des milliers de personnes de rentrer à la maison, tout en réduisant les coûts et en améliorant la sécurité.

Aujourd'hui, des centaines de milliers de personnes sont coincées dans le système pénal américain. Elles remplissent toutes les conditions pour être libérées, mais personne ne le sait car le système fonctionne avec de vieilles bases de données qui ne sont pas reliées entre elles. Clementine Jacoby est TED Fellow. Elle nous décrit comment nous pouvons résoudre cette situation et permettre à des milliers de personnes de rentrer à la maison, tout en réduisant les coûts et en améliorant la sécurité.

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Clementine Jacoby

Clementine Jacoby

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TED Fellow Clementine Jacoby is a criminal justice technology entrepreneur.

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