SOCAL Follows SF Lead In Using Code for America’s Algorithm To Dispense With Cannabis Convictions

The LA Times reports……

The effort is part of a partnership with Code for America, a nonprofit that developed an algorithm to quickly analyze county data to find out which cases are eligible to be cleared under Proposition 64.

Prosecutors estimate there are 50,000 eligible convictions in Los Angeles County and 4,000 more in San Joaquin County. It’s unclear how far back those convictions go.

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Code for America has its own goal — to expand the pilot program to more California counties and clear 250,000 convictions by the end of this year. The organization has previously delved into the realm of criminal justice. In 2016, it created Clear My Record, an online application that connects people with lawyers to clear criminal records across California.

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