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Residents in Nebraska Department of Correctional Services just completed their first case planning assessments on their own tablets — answering questions through a chatbot, at their own pace, with no staff hovering over their shoulder. The result? Longer, more thoughtful responses, and structured outputs that map directly to existing case management fields. Staff get a richer picture. Residents get more agency. That's one of the updates we shipped in April. Here's what else is new: Missouri is now our third sentencing partner state, with a new SAR builder that replaces a manual, paper-heavy process with structured data entry, autosave, and pre-populated fields. And staff across all states can now search by DOC ID and export Workflows data as a CSV — two of our most-requested features. Full update: https://lnkd.in/gf84eFyk

If you're heading to the Code for America Summit in Chicago next week, don't miss our own Sophie Pepin and Ben Packer at the Demo Lab. They’ll be showing live how we use AI to unlock insights from unstructured case notes - and what that means for frontline staff who need the right information at the right time.

Proud to be partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Correction to bring crucial information to incarcerated individuals across the state, and highlight their best path home. Thank you to the MA DOC team for the partnership, and to the many incarcerated individuals whose feedback shaped the design.

Second Chance Month in action. The team at the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry is building meaningful pathways to programming, progress, and reentry for people inside — and we're proud to build the tools to help.

Our March product updates are a direct result of feedback from officers, supervisors, and time comp staff. They asked for less duplicate data entry, better routing for home visits, and calculators that could handle the hardest edge cases. Here is what we built with their help: 📍 Route Planner: Turn-by-turn routing for home visits. ⚖️ Complex Sentences: Expanded calculator support for judge-imposed minimums and consecutive sentences. 📈 Smarter Insights: Separated parole and probation outcome benchmarks. 📋 Auto-Synced Checklists: Reentry progress now automatically syncs from the OMS to resident tablets. Read the full update here: https://lnkd.in/gch8JJn4

So proud of this team and the partners who make this work possible. We're hiring — come build with us: recidiviz.org/careers

Too often, people leave incarceration without a clear path to the services they need — vital documents, benefits enrollment, employment support. For corrections agencies, these gaps show up as higher caseloads, more revocations, and worse outcomes. No single organization can solve this. That's why we're building a reentry resource network directly into the Case Planning Assistant — connecting people on supervision with vetted service providers at the moment those resources matter most. Today we're announcing our first partners: FreeWorld, mRelief, Center for Employment Opportunities and SkillUp Coalition. This is just the beginning. Read more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/guwhNWnP

On launch day for Colorado Department of Corrections' new Program Catalog, over 1,300 residents logged in and bookmarked nearly 4,700 programs within hours—browsing earned time eligibility and vocational training directly on their tablets. That's one of many updates shipped in February. Here's what else is new: Meeting Mode records officer-client meetings and auto-generates transcripts, summaries, and action items—so officers can stay focused on the person in front of them, not their notes. Our Sentence Projection Calculator encodes state sentencing statutes to generate projected release dates, giving time comp staff a high-speed starting point instead of manual math. And residents can now complete risk-needs self-assessments on their tablets, giving case managers richer information while freeing up interview time. Full update, plus an enhanced sentence timeline and new case planning audio tools: https://lnkd.in/gd-rr3kP

Earlier this month at the American Correctional Association Winter Conference in Long Beach, I joined a panel to discuss how technology can better support reentry and education. One of our central themes was using AI to reduce the administrative load on case managers. If we treat AI as a high-capacity “recruit” that handles the paperwork—synthesizing notes or verifying resources—we can return that time to the high-impact, human-centered work that improves outcomes. I shared more reflections on the Recidiviz blog, including: - Moving beyond recidivism to track positive milestones like housing and salary growth. - How AI is enabling personalization of both case planning and educational learning pathways for people who are incarcerated.  - The necessity of "human-in-the-loop" frameworks for ethical AI in corrections. Thanks to Kristina Hartman for leading the discussion and to my fellow panelists (Elkanah Hendrix, Brooke Wheeler, Mark Spahr, Allan Wachendorfer) for a productive session. Read the full post here: https://lnkd.in/eRaZMTNV

How can we turn data into a feedback loop for criminal justice? 🔄 At Recidiviz, we use data to find what actually works and technology to ensure those insights reach the people who need them most. It’s about giving every person in the system—from agency leaders to incarcerated individuals—the tools they need to succeed. Arnold Ventures is supporting us to scale this work and transform the system from the inside out.