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Health and Wellness

Dallas is saving $30 million by cutting down on the number of mentally ill people in prison, with help from a new predictive analytics tool

Stringer/Reuters HarrisLogic uses data to identify prisoners that require intensive treatment for mental illness.  The company’s analytics can predict who will return to prison within six months with a high degree of accuracy. By cutting back on treatment costs and recidivism, HarrisLogic has saved Dallas County $30 million over the course of four years.  The majority of America’s […]