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Why PATTERN Should Not Be Used: The Perils of Using Algorithmic Risk Assessment Tools During COVID-19

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In an effort to protect the health and safety of inmates and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) personnel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General William Barr issued a memo on March 26, 2020, listing a set of discretionary factors for determining which inmates should be transferred from prison to home confinement. .