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Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn't commit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Learning about norway made me a prison reformist, learning about the US prison system made me an abolitionist. I’m skeptical that the leviathan of the prison-industrial complex can be reformed.

Our system is so fucked up its insane. Inside, it’s terrible. Outside? Good luck getting a job with a criminal record. It’ll force you to steal to live, then you’ll be thrown back in.

Eric King is an ex political prisoner who has just recently been released, and he has been on a ton of leftist and anarchist podcasts in the past two or three weeks. His interview with The Final Straw Radio gives good insights on how halfway houses suck, and his interview with IGD is a good eye inside prison.

Fuck prisons, fuck cops, this shit sucks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately big issue is that 'tough on crime' resonates very well with the general public. 65% of Americans still believe death penalty is morally justified. There's no hope for any reform if most people don't want one.