Code for America created an algorithm that identified 8K+ cannabis-related convictions eligible for expungement, cutting the process from months to minutes (Dave Lee/BBC)

Dave Lee / BBC:
Code for America created an algorithm that identified 8K+ cannabis-related convictions eligible for expungement, cutting the process from months to minutes  —  This month, a judge in California cleared thousands of criminal records with one stroke of his pen.

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