# Recidiviz

> Recidiviz is a nonprofit technology company that stitches together the fragmented data trapped inside America's prison, parole and probation systems and turns it into usable tools. Its platform - and its newer AI-powered Case Planning Assistant - helps corrections agencies in roughly 19 states surface people eligible for early release, automate case triage, and connect returning citizens to housing, treatment and jobs. Founded in 2019 as a volunteer project at Google, Recidiviz's mission is to accelerate progress toward a smaller, fairer, safer justice system.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Clementine Jacoby (Co-founder & CEO / Executive Director), Joshua Essex (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~67-120 employees (reported)
- **Products:** Recidiviz Platform, Case Planning Assistant, Workflows / Opportunity Surfacing, Public Data Dashboards
- **Notable:** Named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026 (Not-for-Profit category), Helped release over 40,000 people within its first years of operation, Helped North Dakota reduce its prison population ~25% during COVID-19

## Products & services

- **Recidiviz Platform** — An open-source data platform that ingests information from fragmented corrections, parole and probation systems, links and standardizes it, and exposes it as usable dashboards and analyses for government agencies.
- **Case Planning Assistant** — An AI-powered tool that combines state policies, case data and vetted community resources with large language models and human oversight to draft personalized reentry case plans connecting people to treatment, housing and employment.
- **Workflows / Opportunity Surfacing** — Tools that automatically surface people who are eligible for early release, reduced supervision or program opportunities, helping staff act on policy in real time.
- **Public Data Dashboards** — Public-facing dashboards and analyses that increase transparency into how state justice systems are functioning, including racial disparities and outcome trends.

## Achievements

- Named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026 (Not-for-Profit category)
- Helped release over 40,000 people within its first years of operation
- Helped North Dakota reduce its prison population ~25% during COVID-19
- Y Combinator Summer 2019 batch
- AI Case Planning Assistant saves case managers ~1 hour per initial assessment and ~20 minutes per reassessment
- Founder Clementine Jacoby recognized on TIME100 Next (2021), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2021), Fast Company Most Creative People (2020), and named a TED Fellow (2022)

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Released May product updates focused on delivering the right information at the right time to case managers.
- **2026-03** — Named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026 in the Not-for-Profit category for its AI-powered case management work.
- **2025-12** — Announced the 2025 Data-Driven Corrections Awards winners recognizing partner agencies.
- **2024-09** — Iowa Department of Corrections announced partnership with Recidiviz to improve corrections outcomes and public safety.

## Links

- Website: https://recidiviz.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recidiviz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/recidiviz
- GitHub: https://github.com/Recidiviz

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Last updated: 2026-07-03