发表机构
Northeastern University; San Diego State University (SDSU); Brandeis University（东北大学; 圣地亚哥州立大学; 布兰迪斯大学）
机构由 AI 辅助整理，请以论文原文为准。AI 中文总结
研究探讨曾被监禁者对假释技术的设想，通过调查发现他们将其视为驾驭权力的资源，而非瓦解监狱系统的工具，进而提出应将假释计算工具从监视转向以人为本、助力驾驭监狱权力结构的系统。
AI 中文摘要
人工智能驱动的算法和自动化工具越来越多地融入惩教领域，影响假释资格、释放决定和监视。这些工具常被视为解决效率和偏见的客观必然方案。但这些计算系统很少有受司法影响个人的参与，可能无法满足被监禁者实际需求。我们调查了31名曾经被监禁的人关于他们的假释经历及对支持假释准备技术的设想。参与者不认为计算工具是瓦解监狱系统的手段，而是驾驭权力的资源，如将复杂假释概念转化为文化上熟悉的术语等。我们认为这些设想指向为战略能动性设计的技术，工具应帮助被监禁者及其家人驾驭现有权力结构追求自由。最后我们提出应将假释的计算工具从监视转向支持人们驾驭监狱权力结构的以人为本的系统。
英文摘要
AI-driven algorithms and automated tools are increasingly embedded in the correctional landscape, shaping parole eligibility,release decisions, and surveillance. These tools are also often framed as objective, inevitable solutions to inefficiency andbias. Yet, these computational systems are rarely designed with input from justice-impacted individuals, which means theymight fail to address the real needs of incarcerated people. To address this gap, we surveyed 31 formerly incarcerated peopleabout their parole experiences and their visions for technologies that could support parole preparation. Contrary to dominantassumptions, participants did not imagine computational tools as instruments to dismantle the prison system, but as resourcesfor navigating power: translating complex parole concepts into culturally familiar terms, documenting personal transformationin board-legible ways, and recognizing the often-invisible labor of families. We argue that these imaginaries point towardtechnologies designed for strategic agency, where tools help incarcerated individuals and their families build the capacity tonavigate existing power structures in pursuit of freedom. We conclude by reframing computational tools for parole awayfrom surveillance and toward human-centered systems that support people in navigating carceral power structures.
Comments25 pages, 1 figure. To appear in Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT '26)
