The story starts with a list of people generated by a computer algorithm, which scores county residents based on mentions in police reports, personal history, and relationships. This list is then curated by police analysts and given to deputies with instructions to monitor these people, now officially deemed “prolific offenders” likely to commit crimes in the future. List in hand, deputies begin to regularly show up unannounced at targets’ homes. And for people like IJ client Robert Jones, the consequences are life-altering.
