False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments – Page 2

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match

Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.

By Kashmir Hill

Black People Detroit (Mich) Facial Recognition Software False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments Police Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match

Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.

By Kashmir Hill

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The History of the Lynching Site Where Jason Aldean Filmed ‘Try That in a Small Town’

Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black man, was hanged outside the Maury County Courthouse in Tennessee in 1927 after he was falsely accused of attacking a white girl.

By Rebecca Carballo

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Police Relied on Hidden Technology and Put the Wrong Person in Jail

Randal Reid spent nearly a week in confinement, falsely accused of stealing purses in a state he said he had never even visited.

By Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac

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