Idaho legislators approve law requiring transparency for risk assessment tools

Idaho legislators have approved the first bill in the nation to require expansive transparency about the use of risk assessment tools in the criminal justice system. The measure is the first in the country to specifically address transparency in the use of computerized risk assessment tools to predict the likelihood of a repeat offense before a judge sets bail or a prisoner is released on parole. According to Chaney, in early discussions of the Idaho House Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, opponents of the bill, which initially required any risk tool be “free of bias,” questioned whether tool-based reform efforts would be stymied by stricter anti-bias rules.

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