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Approve a contract with Sicuro Data Analytics, LLC for the period of June 17, 2024 through April 30, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $440,000 for data analysis services related to the Racial Justice Act; Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an annual aggregate of $74,999; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request of $175,000 to fund phase 1 of the contract, offset by salary savings
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The District Attorney recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a contract with Sicuro Data Analytics, LLC for the period of June 17, 2024 through April 30, 2026 for an amount not to exceed $440,000 for data analysis services related to the Racial Justice Act;
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an annual aggregate of $74,999; and
3. Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request of $175,000 to fund phase 1 of the contract, offset by salary savings.
SUMMARY:
In September 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 2542, the Racial Justice Act (now codified as Penal Code ?745) which provides remedies to defendants who allege and prove disparate treatment based upon race, ethnicity, or national origin. Obtaining and analyzing appropriate data is remarkably difficult and time-consuming, and many District Attorney's Offices have begun working with groups that have significant experience in conducting complicated empirical analyses of raw computer data. These niche businesses have come to recognize that accurate data mining requires identifying "otherwise similar" defendants, and then conduct a comparison of prosecutor choices for these individuals.
In order to fairly, objectively, and comprehensively analyze the District Attorn...
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