From Pro Publica: Calvin Alexander thought he had done everything the Louisiana parole board asked of him to earn an early release from prison. He had taken anger management classes, learned a ...

A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately ...

Louisiana inmates seeking parole are discovering that their fate will be decided not by humans – but by an algorithm.