Lawmakers urge DOJ to pull back funding of predictive police tech

A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Justice Department to pause funding for predictive policing technology unless officials show the tech meets accuracy and effectiveness standards.  In a letter released Monday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and a group of five other senators asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to halt all DOJ … Read more