Allegheny County employs data-driven algorithms to guide criminal justice, law enforcement, and child welfare decisions.
In 2010, the state panel worked on an algorithm, a formula, that would allow a computer to predict how likely a person was to commit another crime and recommend when judges should get more information about a case.
Governor Tom Wolf says the goal is to make sure more young offenders leave the criminal system and stay out.
SCI Retreat, about 10 miles west of Wilkes-Barre, has about 400 employees and about 940 inmates.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections plans to shutter Retreat in light of the state’s rapidly declining inmate population and a $140 million hole in the agency’s budget.
