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by dfrappier 9y ago
We really appreciate this question because we believe that the incentives in the criminal justice system are often wrong. Our goal is to get people out of jail and keep them out. Our program is set up for the purpose of getting them out of
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by dfrappier 9y ago
We will not use bounty hunters like bail bond companies. We will have a plan with the local jurisdiction that we are in. That will be county specific but will involve us trying to get them back on calendar if they miss a court date, but ult
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Agreed. That sounds awful.
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Thank you!
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Thank you!!
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Yes. I will add you to the list. Thank you!
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Our focus is on the U.S. at this time, but we are definitely open to expanding beyond the U.S. in the future.
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by dfrappier 9y ago
We are in our first pilot. Will update when we have more results.
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by dfrappier 9y ago
The response has been good so far. We have had some pushback based on general concern of replacing humans with technology. But, overall positive. We use an assessment tool to measure risk based on everything from employment to past convicti
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by dfrappier 9y ago
Thank you so much! We will not be providing direct treatment services to participants. Our goal is to find the best each county we work in has to offer and to refer people to the best programs we can find.
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Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane alternative to jail
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